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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, it's very different.

When you have multiple allergies/intolerances, starting at zero and then adding one thing at a time is a lot more efficient than removing one thing at a time.

Removing one thing at a time will create many false negatives, where you remove a hit but don't notice because you left another hit behind.

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

Correct. I didn't reply to the binary search post.