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We say that a vector $v \in \mathbb R^n$ is ''$k$-sparse'' for some $k \in \{0,\ldots,n\}$ if there are no more than $k$ non-zero coordinates in $v$. The goal in the problem being considered is to  
 
We say that a vector $v \in \mathbb R^n$ is ''$k$-sparse'' for some $k \in \{0,\ldots,n\}$ if there are no more than $k$ non-zero coordinates in $v$. The goal in the problem being considered is to  
 
design an $m \times n$ matrix $A$ such that for any $x \in R^n$, one can recover from
 
design an $m \times n$ matrix $A$ such that for any $x \in R^n$, one can recover from
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$Ax$ a vector $x^* \in \mathbb R^n$ that satisfies the following “$L_2/L_1$”
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$Ax$ a vector $x^* \in \mathbb R^n$ that satisfies the following “$L_2$/$L_1$”
 
approximation guarantee:\[  \left\|x^*-x\right\|_2 \leq \min_{k\text{-sparse}\,x'\in\mathbb R^n}  \frac{C}{\sqrt{k}}  \left\|x'-x\right\|_1,\]where $C>0$ is a constant.
 
approximation guarantee:\[  \left\|x^*-x\right\|_2 \leq \min_{k\text{-sparse}\,x'\in\mathbb R^n}  \frac{C}{\sqrt{k}}  \left\|x'-x\right\|_1,\]where $C>0$ is a constant.
  
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It is known that one can achieve ''either'' (a) ''or'' (b) (see,
 
It is known that one can achieve ''either'' (a) ''or'' (b) (see,
 
e.g., {{cite|NeedellT-10}}). It is also possible to achieve both (a) and (b), but with
 
e.g., {{cite|NeedellT-10}}). It is also possible to achieve both (a) and (b), but with
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a different “$L_1/L_1$” approximation guarantee, where  $\|x^*-x\|_1 \leq \min_{k\text{-sparse}\,x'}  C \|x'-x\|_1$ {{cite|IndykR-08|BerindeIR-08}}.
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a different “$L_1$/$L_1$” approximation guarantee, where  $\|x^*-x\|_1 \leq \min_{k\text{-sparse}\,x'}  C \|x'-x\|_1$ {{cite|IndykR-08|BerindeIR-08}}.

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