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Approximation ratio

HasApproximationRatiodef

An algorithm achieves approximation ratio ρ when, on every instance, the cost of its output is within a factor ρ of the optimum. Whether a given problem admits a given ratio is often open even when the problem itself is well understood.

def HasApproximationRatio {I S : Type*}
    (alg : I → S) (cost : I → S → ℝ) (opt : I → ℝ) (ρ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  ∀ i : I, cost i (alg i) ≤ ρ * opt i

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