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@@ -510,10 +510,10 @@ an \emph{almost-dominant} \cite{schummer2004almost} strategy. Formally, let $c_{
B.\label{budget}$
- \item \emph{Approximation Ratio.} The value of the allocated set should not
+ \item \emph{$(\alpha,\beta)$-approximation.} The value of the allocated set should not
be too far from the optimum value of the full information case, as given by \eqref{eq:non-strategic}.
-Formally, there must exist some $\alpha\geq 1$
- such that $OPT \leq \alpha V(S(p))$, where $OPT = \max_{S\subseteq\mathcal{N}} \left\{V(S) \;\mid \;
+Formally, there must exist some $\alpha\geq 1$ and $\beta>0$
+ such that $OPT \leq \alpha V(S(p))+\beta$, where $OPT = \max_{S\subseteq\mathcal{N}} \left\{V(S) \;\mid \;
\sum_{i\in S}c_i\leq B\right\}$.
% The approximation ratio captures the \emph{price of truthfulness}, \emph{i.e.}, the relative value loss incurred by adding the truthfulness constraint. % to the value function maximization.