Hash tables are one of the oldest and simplest data structures for storing elements and supporting deletions and queries. Invented in 1953, they underly most computational systems. Yet despite their ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Sometime in the fall of 2021, Andrew Krapivin, an undergraduate at Rutgers University, encountered a paper that would change his life.

Warner Bros. Discovery is reeling from the decline of traditional TV. The network conglomerate reported $39.3 billion at the end of last year, a 4% dip compared to 2023. Ad revenue dropped 7% last ...

In Miami, years of work to build a 10-mile urban trail and linear park below elevated public transit train tracks are nearing fruition. Patrice Gillespie Smith is among the leaders of this effort as ...

Quadratic probing is intended to avoid primary clustering. We probe one step at a time, but our stride varies as the square of the step. Stride values follow the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, … etc.

The current Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs) will be subjected to special audit conducted by the Auditor-General to determine their actual cost if a report by legislators is passed by the House. The ...