Given N marices each of dimention A*B, filled only with 0 or 1.
What is the minimum number of cells you need to check so that you can differentiate between the N matrices?
The answer is log_base_2(N). Can someone explain this answer?
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Minimum number of comparisons to check if N matrices are distinct
Given N marices each of dimention A*B, filled only with 0 or 1.
What is the minimum number of cells you need to check so that you can differentiate between the N matrices?
The answer is log_base_2(N). Can someone explain this answer?
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