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An optimal quantum algorithm to approximate the mean and its application for approximating the median of a set of points over an arbitrary distance

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We describe two quantum algorithms to approximate the mean value of a black-box function. The first algorithm is novel and asymptotically optimal while the second is a variation on an earlier algorithm due to Aharonov. Both algorithms have their own strengths and caveats and may be relevant in different contexts. We then propose a new algorithm for approximating the median of a set of points over an arbitrary distance function.

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hal-00660058 , version 1 (15-01-2012)

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Gilles Brassard, Frederic Dupuis, Sebastien Gambs, Alain Tapp. An optimal quantum algorithm to approximate the mean and its application for approximating the median of a set of points over an arbitrary distance. 2011. ⟨hal-00660058⟩
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