New work establishes a tighter connection between the rank of a polynomial and the extent to which it favors particular outputs.
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Tamar Lichter Blanks is a doctoral candidate in mathematics at Rutgers University studying abstract algebra. She was a 2021 AAAS Mass Media fellow at The Conversation, where she was a writer and editor for the science desk. You can find her on Twitter @Tamar_Blanks.