Clustering to Minimize the Maximum Intercluster Distance

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Summary

An O(kn) approximation algorithm that guarantees solutions with an objective function value within two times the optimal solution value is presented and it is shown that this approximation algorithm succeeds as long as the set of points satisfies the triangular inequality.

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1985-01-01
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Approximation algorithm, Mathematics, Cluster analysis, Triangle inequality, Combinatorics

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