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== Parameters ==  
== Parameters ==  


N: number of values in multiset
$N$: number of values in multiset


n: cardinality of multiset (not known)
$n$: cardinality of multiset (not known)


== Table of Algorithms ==  
== Table of Algorithms ==  
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== Space Complexity Graph ==
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== Time-Space Tradeoff ==
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Latest revision as of 10:08, 28 April 2023

Description

Given a multiset of (possibly hashed) values, estimate the number of distinct elements of the multiset. Of interest is minimizing storage usage.

Parameters

$N$: number of values in multiset

$n$: cardinality of multiset (not known)

Table of Algorithms

Name Year Time Space Approximation Factor Model Reference
Naive solution 1940 $O(N)$ $O(n)$ Exact Deterministic
Flajolet–Martin algorithm 1984 $O(N)$ $O(log n)$ Randomized Time & Space
LogLog algorithm 2003 $O(N)$ $O(log(log(n)$)) Randomized Time & Space
HyperLogLog algorithm 2007 $O(N)$ $O(eps^{-2}*log(log(n)$))+log(n)) Randomized Time & Space
HyperLogLog++ 2014 $O(N)$ $O(eps^{-2}*log(log(n)$))+log(n)) Randomized Time

Time Complexity Graph

Cardinality Estimation - Time.png