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Yao's Millionaires' problem

secure multi-party computation problem introduced in 1982 by Andrew Yao: two millionaires wish to know which of them is richer without revealing their actual wealth
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Yao's Millionaires' problem

Summary

Yao's Millionaires' problem is a cryptographic protocol[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_protocol category, ranking #17 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yao's Millionaires' problem's instance of is recorded as cryptographic protocol[3].
  • Andrew Yao is named after Yao's Millionaires' problem[4].
  • millionaire is named after Yao's Millionaires' problem[5].
  • Yao's Millionaires' problem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v61x8[6].
  • Yao's Millionaires' problem's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 61623246[7].

Why It Matters

Yao's Millionaires' problem draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_protocol category, ranking #17 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Andrew Yao

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Yao's Millionaires' problem. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/yao-s-millionaires-problem
MLA “Yao's Millionaires' problem.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/yao-s-millionaires-problem.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_yao-s-millionaires-problem_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Yao's Millionaires' problem}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/yao-s-millionaires-problem}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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