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revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N

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First post2021-07-07 18:19 -0700
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  revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-07 18:19 -0700
    Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-08 02:44 -0700
      Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N DV <xlt.pjw@gmail.com> - 2021-07-08 05:37 -0700
        Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2021-07-08 14:21 -0600
          Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-14 07:28 -0700
            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N DV <xlt.pjw@gmail.com> - 2021-07-14 14:28 -0700
              Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-15 12:51 -0700
                Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 03:45 -0700
                  Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N DV <xlt.pjw@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 06:48 -0700
                    Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 14:28 -0700
                      Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-26 04:45 -0700
                        Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-26 14:35 +0100
                          Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-28 00:35 -0700
                            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-28 02:40 -0700
                            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-28 17:27 +0100
                              Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-28 11:50 -0700
                                Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-28 20:52 +0100
                                  Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-28 15:53 -0700
                                    Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-28 16:58 -0700
                                      Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-28 17:41 -0700
                                        Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-29 01:45 +0100
                                          Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-28 20:07 -0700
                                            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-28 20:27 -0700
                                            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-29 14:59 +0100
                                        Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 02:27 -0700
                                          Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 06:24 -0700
                                            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 07:50 -0700
                                              Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2021-07-29 11:44 -0600
                                                Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 11:59 -0700
                                                  Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2021-07-29 13:23 -0600
                                              Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-29 20:04 +0100
                                          Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-29 15:56 +0100
                                            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 11:53 -0700
                                              Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-29 20:12 +0100
                                                Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 13:12 -0700
                                                  Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-29 23:18 +0100
                                                    Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 15:36 -0700
                                                      Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 16:38 -0700
                                                        Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-30 00:59 +0100
                                                          Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 17:05 -0700
                                                            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-30 01:19 +0100
                                                              Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 17:27 -0700
                                                                Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-30 02:22 +0100
                                                                  Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-29 19:16 -0700
                                                                    Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2021-07-29 22:25 -0600
                                                                      Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-30 00:35 -0700
                                                                    Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-30 10:53 +0100
                                                                      Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-30 05:19 -0700
                                                                        Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-30 14:22 +0100
                                                                          Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-30 07:16 -0700
                                                                            Re: revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-07-30 15:22 +0100

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#35914 — revised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-07 18:19 -0700
Subjectrevised relativization theorem: P=NP for small N, P!=NP for large N
Message-ID<1b5250be-f4d3-4841-aadb-37a818975355n@googlegroups.com>
simple is good
lifting up symbols halfway above the line is bad

daniel (little d)

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#35931

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-08 02:44 -0700
Message-ID<97b45bc9-7b03-40cc-a785-06792d6a7ba8n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#35914
On Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 9:19:10 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote:
> simple is good 
> lifting up symbols halfway above the line is bad 
> 
> daniel (little d)

monotone reason is linear.
abortion is bad.
weapons are bad.

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#35937

FromDV <xlt.pjw@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-08 05:37 -0700
Message-ID<1afd7434-6b14-4ced-82c3-e500742df824n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#35931
On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 5:44:07 AM UTC-4, pehou...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 9:19:10 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote: 
> > simple is good 
> > lifting up symbols halfway above the line is bad 
> > 
> > daniel (little d)
> monotone reason is linear. 
> abortion is bad. 
> weapons are bad.

Do you mind if I ask what monotone reason is?

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#35953

FromJeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com>
Date2021-07-08 14:21 -0600
Message-ID<sc7mnp$km1$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#35937
On 7/8/2021 6:37 AM, DV wrote:
> On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 5:44:07 AM UTC-4, pehou...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 9:19:10 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote:
>>> simple is good
>>> lifting up symbols halfway above the line is bad
>>>
>>> daniel (little d)
>> monotone reason is linear.
>> abortion is bad.
>> weapons are bad.
> 
> Do you mind if I ask what monotone reason is?

A "monotone reasoner" is a system/agent that can learn more but cannot 
learn different. Example: It is known that "Bob has a car." We can learn 
that "Bob's car is red." but wee cannot deal with "Bob actually has a 
skate board, not a car".

The issue with non-monotonic reasoning is that inferences made in the 
past can be invalidated by new knowledge and it's computationally 
expensive and god-awful hard to back out those now-wrong results.

Learning and proving mathematics is in principal monotonic. You can 
always rely on old theorems and conclusions as long as you are not 
taught something that is inconsistent with your current knowledge. Note: 
monotonic logic still leads to all the "you can't do it" stuff such as 
the halting theorem, incompleteness, etc. It just prevents mindless 
backtracking when one tries to use logic as a knowledge base technology.
-- 
Jeff Barnett

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#36302

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-14 07:28 -0700
Message-ID<49b0f939-200a-4816-a887-4c39cdbc7cddn@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#35953
On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 4:21:15 PM UTC-4, Jeff Barnett wrote:
> On 7/8/2021 6:37 AM, DV wrote: 
> > On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 5:44:07 AM UTC-4, pehou...@gmail.com wrote: 
> >> On Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 9:19:10 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote: 
> >>> simple is good 
> >>> lifting up symbols halfway above the line is bad 
> >>> 
> >>> daniel (little d) 
> >> monotone reason is linear. 
> >> abortion is bad. 
> >> weapons are bad. 
> > 
> > Do you mind if I ask what monotone reason is?
> A "monotone reasoner" is a system/agent that can learn more but cannot 
> learn different. Example: It is known that "Bob has a car." We can learn 
> that "Bob's car is red." but wee cannot deal with "Bob actually has a 
> skate board, not a car". 
> 
> The issue with non-monotonic reasoning is that inferences made in the 
> past can be invalidated by new knowledge and it's computationally 
> expensive and god-awful hard to back out those now-wrong results. 
> 
> Learning and proving mathematics is in principal monotonic. You can 
> always rely on old theorems and conclusions as long as you are not 
> taught something that is inconsistent with your current knowledge. Note: 
> monotonic logic still leads to all the "you can't do it" stuff such as 
> the halting theorem, incompleteness, etc. It just prevents mindless 
> backtracking when one tries to use logic as a knowledge base technology. 
> -- 
> Jeff Barnett

that is very good jeff.  my program bob takes a boolean p formula as input and when the number of satisfying assignments is sufficiently small bob produces a q formula for the p formula which is just precisely a conjunction of all and only universal truths implied by the p formula.  tis a giant leap for mankind.
part of my own montone reason is all lowercase writing prefereably without punctuation.
turns out the "shift" bit on letters behaves a little like the "sign bit" in int architectures, where int is known to be bad.
daniel

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#36315

FromDV <xlt.pjw@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-14 14:28 -0700
Message-ID<2b784423-5ed2-4b80-a73d-09ec39f23a07n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#36302
On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 10:28:09 AM UTC-4, pehou...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 4:21:15 PM UTC-4, Jeff Barnett wrote: 
> > On 7/8/2021 6:37 AM, DV wrote: 
> > > On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 5:44:07 AM UTC-4, pehou...@gmail.com wrote: 
> > >> On Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 9:19:10 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote: 
> > >>> simple is good 
> > >>> lifting up symbols halfway above the line is bad 
> > >>> 
> > >>> daniel (little d) 
> > >> monotone reason is linear. 
> > >> abortion is bad. 
> > >> weapons are bad. 
> > > 
> > > Do you mind if I ask what monotone reason is? 
> > A "monotone reasoner" is a system/agent that can learn more but cannot 
> > learn different. Example: It is known that "Bob has a car." We can learn 
> > that "Bob's car is red." but wee cannot deal with "Bob actually has a 
> > skate board, not a car". 
> > 
> > The issue with non-monotonic reasoning is that inferences made in the 
> > past can be invalidated by new knowledge and it's computationally 
> > expensive and god-awful hard to back out those now-wrong results. 
> > 
> > Learning and proving mathematics is in principal monotonic. You can 
> > always rely on old theorems and conclusions as long as you are not 
> > taught something that is inconsistent with your current knowledge. Note: 
> > monotonic logic still leads to all the "you can't do it" stuff such as 
> > the halting theorem, incompleteness, etc. It just prevents mindless 
> > backtracking when one tries to use logic as a knowledge base technology. 
> > -- 
> > Jeff Barnett
> that is very good jeff. my program bob takes a boolean p formula as input and when the number of satisfying assignments is sufficiently small bob produces a q formula for the p formula which is just precisely a conjunction of all and only universal truths implied by the p formula. tis a giant leap for mankind. 
> part of my own montone reason is all lowercase writing prefereably without punctuation. 
> turns out the "shift" bit on letters behaves a little like the "sign bit" in int architectures, where int is known to be bad. 
> daniel

I noticed something that alarmed me in your post, which is that something in your second post sounds a lot like something I was thinking about lately.  Obviously, I am not accusing you of having stolen my ideas or something...I am merely pointing out that something you said that I would prefer not to specify sounds quite related to an important thought I had.  (I hope you don't mind me pointing that out.)

-Philip

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#36353

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-15 12:51 -0700
Message-ID<feab1830-7177-43ec-a419-9107c411bb18n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#36315
On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 5:28:42 PM UTC-4, DV wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 10:28:09 AM UTC-4, pehou...@gmail.com wrote: 
> > On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 4:21:15 PM UTC-4, Jeff Barnett wrote: 
> > > On 7/8/2021 6:37 AM, DV wrote: 
> > > > On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 5:44:07 AM UTC-4, pehou...@gmail.com wrote: 
> > > >> On Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 9:19:10 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote: 
> > > >>> simple is good 
> > > >>> lifting up symbols halfway above the line is bad 
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> daniel (little d) 
> > > >> monotone reason is linear. 
> > > >> abortion is bad. 
> > > >> weapons are bad. 
> > > > 
> > > > Do you mind if I ask what monotone reason is? 
> > > A "monotone reasoner" is a system/agent that can learn more but cannot 
> > > learn different. Example: It is known that "Bob has a car." We can learn 
> > > that "Bob's car is red." but wee cannot deal with "Bob actually has a 
> > > skate board, not a car". 
> > > 
> > > The issue with non-monotonic reasoning is that inferences made in the 
> > > past can be invalidated by new knowledge and it's computationally 
> > > expensive and god-awful hard to back out those now-wrong results. 
> > > 
> > > Learning and proving mathematics is in principal monotonic. You can 
> > > always rely on old theorems and conclusions as long as you are not 
> > > taught something that is inconsistent with your current knowledge. Note: 
> > > monotonic logic still leads to all the "you can't do it" stuff such as 
> > > the halting theorem, incompleteness, etc. It just prevents mindless 
> > > backtracking when one tries to use logic as a knowledge base technology. 
> > > -- 
> > > Jeff Barnett 
> > that is very good jeff. my program bob takes a boolean p formula as input and when the number of satisfying assignments is sufficiently small bob produces a q formula for the p formula which is just precisely a conjunction of all and only universal truths implied by the p formula. tis a giant leap for mankind. 
> > part of my own montone reason is all lowercase writing prefereably without punctuation. 
> > turns out the "shift" bit on letters behaves a little like the "sign bit" in int architectures, where int is known to be bad. 
> > daniel
> I noticed something that alarmed me in your post, which is that something in your second post sounds a lot like something I was thinking about lately. Obviously, I am not accusing you of having stolen my ideas or something...I am merely pointing out that something you said that I would prefer not to specify sounds quite related to an important thought I had. (I hope you don't mind me pointing that out.) 
> 
> -Philip
go deep dv

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#36591

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-18 03:45 -0700
Message-ID<5f4ff994-812e-426d-a764-613ca137f3f2n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#36353
revised relativization, page 185 garey and johnson:
P=NP for small n,
P!=NP for large N.

counting is like a language, small numbers versus large.
bob solves small reason completely.

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#36602

FromDV <xlt.pjw@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-18 06:48 -0700
Message-ID<19e00db6-ff59-47d8-964b-bdc685b7c02fn@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#36591
On Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 6:45:53 AM UTC-4, pehou...@gmail.com wrote:
> revised relativization, page 185 garey and johnson: 
> P=NP for small n, 
> P!=NP for large N. 
> 
> counting is like a language, small numbers versus large. 
> bob solves small reason completely.

I remember Garey and Johnson...that was the first book I ever got (I checked it out at a library) about P vs. NP or complexity.

Do you care to explain what you mean by small reason?  Is that about chemistry or quantum mechanics?

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#36613

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-18 14:28 -0700
Message-ID<04172d72-96b3-4513-8093-0531970ca6ban@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#36602
by small i mean ten boolean propositions with any formula
by large i mean one thousand or more

i suppose i relativized small and large numbers

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#37067

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-26 04:45 -0700
Message-ID<c4889dd6-7fff-4355-b739-c2ff40757b40n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#36613
the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying assignments there are.
obtaining the correct model count implies that every solution may be processed.

approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of correctness.
the model counting competition 2021 has much approximation, 
so much so that they ignored bob who gives only right answers.
never has a whole community been on such a boondoggle.

On Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 5:28:06 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote:
> by small i mean ten boolean propositions with any formula 
> by large i mean one thousand or more 
> 
> i suppose i relativized small and large numbers

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#37072

FromBen Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Date2021-07-26 14:35 +0100
Message-ID<87k0ldb3ka.fsf@bsb.me.uk>
In reply to#37067
Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> writes:

> the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying
> assignments there are.  obtaining the correct model count implies that
> every solution may be processed.
>
> approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of
> correctness.

Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10
estimate?

-- 
Ben.

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#37181

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-28 00:35 -0700
Message-ID<4ed2a984-a1d2-4ed4-b182-d6e6c42f4262n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#37072
On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:35:51 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> 
> > the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying 
> > assignments there are. obtaining the correct model count implies that 
> > every solution may be processed. 
> > 
> > approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of 
> > correctness.
> Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10 
> estimate? 
> 
> -- 
> Ben.

approximation is just plain wrong.  think about this: the correct model count 
implies access to every bit of truth in every solution.  the correct 
model count has a large implied truth structure with N*#P bits. 
approximations of #P have zero such truth structures.    the correct model 
count is like a correct debit card number allowing access to money.
an approximate count is like an approximate card number, worthless.

bob gets the counts right.  zero wrong answers.  zero approximation.
the log10 estimate is stupid. fuzzes the whole answer system.
its there to make approximation look better.

most of the benchmarks are impossible to compute in allotted time.  
the few that are solvable then get fuzzed by log10.

if i ran the contest the benchmarks would all be more solvable.
track1 would be exact correct answers only, one wrong and out.

track1 would be the correctness track.
track2 would be the incorrectness track.

any program, including approximating programs, could be 
submitted to track 2. no one would care.

i am trying to talk with the committee, but they love 
approximation, which is incorrect at the core.
daniel

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#37182

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-28 02:40 -0700
Message-ID<01c87d31-992c-4dc5-8a15-d171f9a165b9n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#37181
my latest try to get a response from the committee:

i study universal truth.
approximation of truth is an oxymoron.

for the model counting competition 2021 i propose:
track 1: the correctness track
track 2: the incorrectness track (approximations)

On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 3:35:53 AM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote:
> On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:35:51 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> > Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> > 
> > > the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying 
> > > assignments there are. obtaining the correct model count implies that 
> > > every solution may be processed. 
> > > 
> > > approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of 
> > > correctness. 
> > Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10 
> > estimate? 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Ben.
> approximation is just plain wrong. think about this: the correct model count 
> implies access to every bit of truth in every solution. the correct 
> model count has a large implied truth structure with N*#P bits. 
> approximations of #P have zero such truth structures. the correct model 
> count is like a correct debit card number allowing access to money. 
> an approximate count is like an approximate card number, worthless. 
> 
> bob gets the counts right. zero wrong answers. zero approximation. 
> the log10 estimate is stupid. fuzzes the whole answer system. 
> its there to make approximation look better. 
> 
> most of the benchmarks are impossible to compute in allotted time. 
> the few that are solvable then get fuzzed by log10. 
> 
> if i ran the contest the benchmarks would all be more solvable. 
> track1 would be exact correct answers only, one wrong and out. 
> 
> track1 would be the correctness track. 
> track2 would be the incorrectness track. 
> 
> any program, including approximating programs, could be 
> submitted to track 2. no one would care. 
> 
> i am trying to talk with the committee, but they love 
> approximation, which is incorrect at the core. 
> daniel

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#37193

FromBen Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Date2021-07-28 17:27 +0100
Message-ID<87bl6m8ktw.fsf@bsb.me.uk>
In reply to#37181
Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> writes:

> On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:35:51 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
>> 
>> > the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying 
>> > assignments there are. obtaining the correct model count implies that 
>> > every solution may be processed. 
>> > 
>> > approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of 
>> > correctness.
>>
>> Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10 
>> estimate? 
>
> approximation is just plain wrong.

Just a heads-up: you are more likely to get people engaging with what
you say if you answer their questions.

> bob gets the counts right.

So is that a "yes"?  Did bob's counts match the figures expected from
competition entrants or not?

-- 
Ben.

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#37209

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-28 11:50 -0700
Message-ID<8be0b3ce-0a82-4440-b03c-b1873ecc4cbfn@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#37193
On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 12:27:57 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> 
> > On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:35:51 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> >> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> >> 
> >> > the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying 
> >> > assignments there are. obtaining the correct model count implies that 
> >> > every solution may be processed. 
> >> > 
> >> > approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of 
> >> > correctness. 
> >> 
> >> Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10 
> >> estimate? 
> >
> > approximation is just plain wrong.
> Just a heads-up: you are more likely to get people engaging with what 
> you say if you answer their questions.
> > bob gets the counts right.
> So is that a "yes"? Did bob's counts match the figures expected from 
> competition entrants or not? 

there were not very many benchmarks solvable in the allotted time 
by an exact solver like bob, but bob got all those right.

the problem is for some reason they love approximate answers.
so programs that answered everything, but only approximately, 
are doing well.  

the committee has never given me any competition results report.
i have been trying to get any reply from them, but nothing so far.
they don't tell me how well bob did; something is wrong, 
because all i get are null responses.
daniel
> 
> -- 
> Ben.

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#37211

FromBen Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Date2021-07-28 20:52 +0100
Message-ID<875ywu8bdq.fsf@bsb.me.uk>
In reply to#37209
Daniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 12:27:57 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
>> 
>> > On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:35:51 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
>> >> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
>> >> 
>> >> > the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying 
>> >> > assignments there are. obtaining the correct model count implies that 
>> >> > every solution may be processed. 
>> >> > 
>> >> > approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of 
>> >> > correctness. 
>> >> 
>> >> Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10 
>> >> estimate? 
>> >
>> > approximation is just plain wrong.
>> Just a heads-up: you are more likely to get people engaging with what 
>> you say if you answer their questions.
>> > bob gets the counts right.
>> So is that a "yes"? Did bob's counts match the figures expected from 
>> competition entrants or not? 
>
> there were not very many benchmarks solvable in the allotted time 
> by an exact solver like bob, but bob got all those right.
>
> the problem is for some reason they love approximate answers.
> so programs that answered everything, but only approximately, 
> are doing well.

Maybe this was not the right competition for bob.  What did the
requirements say a solver had to do?

> the committee has never given me any competition results report.
> i have been trying to get any reply from them, but nothing so far.
> they don't tell me how well bob did; something is wrong, 
> because all i get are null responses.

Do you have someone who can review your submissions to the committee?
If they are anything like your posting here, the committee may not have
clue about what you are saying.

-- 
Ben.

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#37226

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-28 15:53 -0700
Message-ID<db8b0dc8-1657-454d-a48f-fe4dc4c267c4n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#37211
the name is model counting competition 2021.
bob counts models.  solving the #P problem.
most of the entries only approximate, 
because real counting is too hard.

the committee accepted approximations as readily as real model counts.
that is where i have been arguing with them.  
i claim real model counts are more valuable...
but its like pulling teeth. the committee likes 
to have answers, so the more answers a program gives, 
even if the answers are approximate, the more the 
committee likes them.

if i ran things, there would be two tracks:
track 1: correctness only track (bob would win)
track 2: incorrectness track (for approximations)

to me and bob, approximations are complete bullshit, with zero relation 
to the real implied truth structure of real models.
daniel

On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 3:52:03 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> 
> > On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 12:27:57 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> >> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> >> 
> >> > On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:35:51 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> >> >> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> >> >> 
> >> >> > the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying 
> >> >> > assignments there are. obtaining the correct model count implies that 
> >> >> > every solution may be processed. 
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of 
> >> >> > correctness. 
> >> >> 
> >> >> Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10 
> >> >> estimate? 
> >> > 
> >> > approximation is just plain wrong. 
> >> Just a heads-up: you are more likely to get people engaging with what 
> >> you say if you answer their questions. 
> >> > bob gets the counts right. 
> >> So is that a "yes"? Did bob's counts match the figures expected from 
> >> competition entrants or not? 
> > 
> > there were not very many benchmarks solvable in the allotted time 
> > by an exact solver like bob, but bob got all those right. 
> > 
> > the problem is for some reason they love approximate answers. 
> > so programs that answered everything, but only approximately, 
> > are doing well.
> Maybe this was not the right competition for bob. What did the 
> requirements say a solver had to do?
> > the committee has never given me any competition results report. 
> > i have been trying to get any reply from them, but nothing so far. 
> > they don't tell me how well bob did; something is wrong, 
> > because all i get are null responses.
> Do you have someone who can review your submissions to the committee? 
> If they are anything like your posting here, the committee may not have 
> clue about what you are saying. 
> 
> -- 
> Ben.

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#37233

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-28 16:58 -0700
Message-ID<17d77cd8-cbc8-4932-be1d-f909c3297c6an@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#37226
the problem is that in the track 1 correctness track
they counted approximate random guesses 
as more valuable than "no answer yet"in allotted time.

On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 6:53:10 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote:
> the name is model counting competition 2021. 
> bob counts models. solving the #P problem. 
> most of the entries only approximate, 
> because real counting is too hard. 
> 
> the committee accepted approximations as readily as real model counts. 
> that is where i have been arguing with them. 
> i claim real model counts are more valuable... 
> but its like pulling teeth. the committee likes 
> to have answers, so the more answers a program gives, 
> even if the answers are approximate, the more the 
> committee likes them. 
> 
> if i ran things, there would be two tracks: 
> track 1: correctness only track (bob would win) 
> track 2: incorrectness track (for approximations) 
> 
> to me and bob, approximations are complete bullshit, with zero relation 
> to the real implied truth structure of real models. 
> daniel
> On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 3:52:03 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> > Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> > 
> > > On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 12:27:57 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> > >> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> > >> 
> > >> > On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:35:51 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> > >> >> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> > >> >> 
> > >> >> > the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying 
> > >> >> > assignments there are. obtaining the correct model count implies that 
> > >> >> > every solution may be processed. 
> > >> >> > 
> > >> >> > approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of 
> > >> >> > correctness. 
> > >> >> 
> > >> >> Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10 
> > >> >> estimate? 
> > >> > 
> > >> > approximation is just plain wrong. 
> > >> Just a heads-up: you are more likely to get people engaging with what 
> > >> you say if you answer their questions. 
> > >> > bob gets the counts right. 
> > >> So is that a "yes"? Did bob's counts match the figures expected from 
> > >> competition entrants or not? 
> > > 
> > > there were not very many benchmarks solvable in the allotted time 
> > > by an exact solver like bob, but bob got all those right. 
> > > 
> > > the problem is for some reason they love approximate answers. 
> > > so programs that answered everything, but only approximately, 
> > > are doing well. 
> > Maybe this was not the right competition for bob. What did the 
> > requirements say a solver had to do? 
> > > the committee has never given me any competition results report. 
> > > i have been trying to get any reply from them, but nothing so far. 
> > > they don't tell me how well bob did; something is wrong, 
> > > because all i get are null responses. 
> > Do you have someone who can review your submissions to the committee? 
> > If they are anything like your posting here, the committee may not have 
> > clue about what you are saying. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Ben.

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#37234

FromDaniel Pehoushek <pehoushek1@gmail.com>
Date2021-07-28 17:41 -0700
Message-ID<bcf74a9c-7ad9-4231-b906-4131c8cd2ce4n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#37233
ben, is this clear?

in track 1 the correctness track
approximation is senseless is what i am saying

in track 2 the incorrectness track 
approximation is fine



On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 7:58:47 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote:
> the problem is that in the track 1 correctness track 
> they counted approximate random guesses 
> as more valuable than "no answer yet"in allotted time.
> On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 6:53:10 PM UTC-4, Daniel Pehoushek wrote: 
> > the name is model counting competition 2021. 
> > bob counts models. solving the #P problem. 
> > most of the entries only approximate, 
> > because real counting is too hard. 
> > 
> > the committee accepted approximations as readily as real model counts. 
> > that is where i have been arguing with them. 
> > i claim real model counts are more valuable... 
> > but its like pulling teeth. the committee likes 
> > to have answers, so the more answers a program gives, 
> > even if the answers are approximate, the more the 
> > committee likes them. 
> > 
> > if i ran things, there would be two tracks: 
> > track 1: correctness only track (bob would win) 
> > track 2: incorrectness track (for approximations) 
> > 
> > to me and bob, approximations are complete bullshit, with zero relation 
> > to the real implied truth structure of real models. 
> > daniel 
> > On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 3:52:03 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> > > Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> > > 
> > > > On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 12:27:57 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> > > >> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> > > >> 
> > > >> > On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:35:51 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote: 
> > > >> >> Daniel Pehoushek <pehou...@gmail.com> writes: 
> > > >> >> 
> > > >> >> > the model count of a boolean formula tells how many satisfying 
> > > >> >> > assignments there are. obtaining the correct model count implies that 
> > > >> >> > every solution may be processed. 
> > > >> >> > 
> > > >> >> > approximating the model count is stupid, ignoring the deep value of 
> > > >> >> > correctness. 
> > > >> >> 
> > > >> >> Did bob get the counts right to withing the accuracy of the log_10 
> > > >> >> estimate? 
> > > >> > 
> > > >> > approximation is just plain wrong. 
> > > >> Just a heads-up: you are more likely to get people engaging with what 
> > > >> you say if you answer their questions. 
> > > >> > bob gets the counts right. 
> > > >> So is that a "yes"? Did bob's counts match the figures expected from 
> > > >> competition entrants or not? 
> > > > 
> > > > there were not very many benchmarks solvable in the allotted time 
> > > > by an exact solver like bob, but bob got all those right. 
> > > > 
> > > > the problem is for some reason they love approximate answers. 
> > > > so programs that answered everything, but only approximately, 
> > > > are doing well. 
> > > Maybe this was not the right competition for bob. What did the 
> > > requirements say a solver had to do? 
> > > > the committee has never given me any competition results report. 
> > > > i have been trying to get any reply from them, but nothing so far. 
> > > > they don't tell me how well bob did; something is wrong, 
> > > > because all i get are null responses. 
> > > Do you have someone who can review your submissions to the committee? 
> > > If they are anything like your posting here, the committee may not have 
> > > clue about what you are saying. 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Ben.

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