Abstract

We consider the task of reconstructing algebraic functions given by black boxes. Unlike traditional settings, we are interested in black boxes which represent several algebraic functions-f1;:::;fk, where at each inputx, the box arbitrarily chooses a subset off1(x);:::;fk(x)to output. We show how to reconstruct the functionsf1;:::;fkfrom the black box. This allows us to group the sample points into sets, such that for each set, all outputs to points in the set are from the same algebraic function. Our methods are robust in the presence of errors in the black box. Our model and techniques can be applied in the areas of computer vision, machine learning, curve fitting and polynomial approximation, self-correcting programs and bivariate polynomial factorization. 1

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