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Proof Techniques for Greedy Algorithms
Greedy algorithm correctness is usually proved with patterns like exchange argument, stays-ahead, structural arguments, cut-and-paste, and contradiction.
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⚙️AlgorithmIntermediate
Greedy - Exchange Argument
The exchange argument proves a greedy algorithm is optimal by swapping out-of-order choices in any supposed optimal solution until it matches the greedy one without making it worse.
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