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A coverage function<\/em> f<\/em> over a ground set [m<\/em>] is associated with a universe U<\/em> of weighted elements and m<\/em> sets A<\/em> 1<\/sub>,\u2026,A<\/em> m<\/em> <\/sub>\u2009\u2286\u2009U<\/em>, and for any T<\/em>\u2009\u2286\u2009[m<\/em>], f<\/em>(T<\/em>) is defined as the total weight of the elements in the union \u222a\u2009 j<\/em>\u2009\u2208\u2009T<\/em> <\/sub>A<\/em> j<\/em> <\/sub>. Coverage functions are an important special case of submodular functions, and arise in many applications, for instance as a class of utility functions of agents in combinatorial auctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set functions such as coverage functions often lack succinct representations, and in algorithmic applications, an access to a value oracle is assumed. In this paper, we ask whether one can test if a given oracle is that of a coverage function or not. We demonstrate an algorithm which makes O<\/em>(m<\/em>|U<\/em>|) queries to an oracle of a coverage function and completely reconstructs it. This gives a polytime tester for succinct<\/em> coverage functions for which |U<\/em>| is polynomially bounded in m<\/em>. In contrast, we demonstrate a set function which is \u201cfar\u201d from coverage, but requires \\(2^{\\tilde{\\Theta }(m)}\\)\u00a0queries to distinguish it from the class of coverage functions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A coverage function f over a ground set [m] is associated with a universe U of weighted elements and m sets A 1,\u2026,A m \u2009\u2286\u2009U, and for any T\u2009\u2286\u2009[m], f(T) is defined as the total weight of the elements in the union \u222a\u2009 j\u2009\u2208\u2009T A j . 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