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I think the point is to arrive at answers without revealing how certain formulas (formulae?) are calculated? Or something?
by tomc1985 10y ago
I think the point is to arrive at answers without revealing how certain formulas (formulae?) are calculated? Or something?
- davidcerezo 10y agoThe point is letting others use your data (vg. your valuations, prices, ...) without others learning/stealing your information, et vice versa. It's usually explained using the Millionaires' Problem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao's_Millionaires'_Problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao's_Millionaires'_Problem): "two millionaires, Alice and Bob, who are interested in knowing which of them is richer without revealing their actual wealth."