Sharp singularity rates for symmetric random sign matrices

Claimed, not checked 2 papers October 3, 2026
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Determines the sharp exponential singularity rate of symmetric random sign matrices with independent entries on and above the diagonal. Uniform signs give Pr⁡(det⁡An=0)=(1/2+o(1))n\Pr(\det A_n=0)=(1/2+o(1))^n; for fixed bias p∈(0,1)∖{1/2}p\in(0,1)\setminus\{1/2\}, the rate is (p2+(1−p)2+o(1))n(p^2+(1-p)^2+o(1))^n. In the biased case, agreeing rows attain this rate.

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