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Random hyperplane rounding

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For unit vectors u,v and a random normal a with independent standard normal distribution coordinates,
P{sign⟨a,u⟩=sign⟨a,v⟩}=πarccos⟨u,v⟩​.
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The Gaussian distribution is invariant under orthogonal transformations. Projecting onto the plane spanned by u,v therefore gives a uniformly distributed direction. If the angle between u,v is θ, the sign-disagreement directions form two sectors of total angle 2θ out of 2π. The endpoint cases u=v and u=−v give probabilities zero and one directly.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2019 / iii / Paper 339 / 2 / c / i / Solution
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