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5.5.2 - Error in text
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Hi,
In the following text (from section 5.5.2, Collision Resolution, just before figure 11) I think the 1, 3, 5, 7... sequence should be 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36.
It would also be good to clarify with an equation, for example:
The ith skip will be i^2, meaning the ith probe be (h+i^2)%sizeoftable
A variation of the linear probing idea is called quadratic probing. Instead of using a constant “skip” value, we use a rehash function that increments the hash value by 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and so on. This means that if the first hash value is h, the successive values are h+1, h+4, h+9, h+16, and so on.
Cheers,
Paul McKeown.
University of Canterbury, NZ.
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Search the quoted passage from section 5.5.2, “Collision Resolution,” just before figure 11, in the documentation source. Check the surrounding explanation and rendered text, then correct the quadratic probing sequence and clarify the equation as requested; done means the passage accurately describes the successive probes.
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