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An algorithm is a sequence of well-defined steps that defines an abstract solution to a problem. Use this tag when your issue is related to design and analysis of algorithms.

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Confused about constructing the "failure table" in Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm

I'm trying to learn how the "failure table" is constructed in the Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm since it seemed nontrivial to me that you could do it in $O(k)$ time (where $k$ is the length of the patt …
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