sd_helper

cryptographic_estimators.SDEstimator.sd_helper.binom(n: int, k: int)

Compute the binomial coefficient.

Parameters:

• n (int) – The total number of items.

• k (int) – The number of items to be selected.

Returns:

The binomial coefficient, which represents the number of ways to

select k items from a set of n items.

Return type:

int

cryptographic_estimators.SDEstimator.sd_helper.min_max(a: int, b: int, s: bool) → int

Returns the minimum or maximum of two integers based on a boolean switch.

Parameters:

• a (int) – The first integer.

• b (int) – The second integer.

• s (bool) – If True, returns the maximum of a and b. If False, returns the minimum of a and b.

Returns:

The minimum or maximum of a and b, depending on the value of s.

Return type:

int