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package com.thealgorithms.randomized;

import java.util.Random;

public final class RandomizedMatrixMultiplicationVerification {

private RandomizedMatrixMultiplicationVerification() {
// Prevent instantiation of utility class
}

/**
* Verifies whether A × B == C using Freivalds' algorithm.
* @param A Left matrix
* @param B Right matrix
* @param C Product matrix to verify
* @param iterations Number of randomized checks
* @return true if likely A×B == C; false if definitely not
*/
public static boolean verify(int[][] a, int[][] b, int[][] c, int iterations) {
int n = a.length;
Random random = new Random();

for (int iter = 0; iter < iterations; iter++) {
// Step 1: Generate random 0/1 vector
int[] r = new int[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
r[i] = random.nextInt(2);
}

// Step 2: Compute br = b × r
int[] br = new int[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
br[i] += b[i][j] * r[j];
}
}

// Step 3: Compute a(br)
int[] abr = new int[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
abr[i] += a[i][j] * br[j];
}
}

// Step 4: Compute cr = c × r
int[] cr = new int[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
cr[i] += c[i][j] * r[j];
}
}

// Step 5: Compare abr and cr
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
if (abr[i] != cr[i]) {
return false;
}
}
}

return true;
}
}
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package com.thealgorithms.randomized;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

class RandomizedMatrixMultiplicationVerificationTest {

@Test
void testCorrectMultiplication() {
int[][] a = {{1, 2}, {3, 4}};
int[][] b = {{5, 6}, {7, 8}};
int[][] c = {{19, 22}, {43, 50}};
assertTrue(RandomizedMatrixMultiplicationVerification.verify(a, b, c, 10));
}

@Test
void testIncorrectMultiplication() {
int[][] a = {{1, 2}, {3, 4}};
int[][] b = {{5, 6}, {7, 8}};
int[][] wrongC = {{20, 22}, {43, 51}};
assertFalse(RandomizedMatrixMultiplicationVerification.verify(a, b, wrongC, 10));
}

@Test
void testLargeMatrix() {
int size = 100;
int[][] a = new int[size][size];
int[][] b = new int[size][size];
int[][] c = new int[size][size];

for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
a[i][i] = 1;
b[i][i] = 1;
c[i][i] = 1;
}

assertTrue(RandomizedMatrixMultiplicationVerification.verify(a, b, c, 15));
}
}
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