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k-Nearest Neighbors for a hash table

Built for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs. Simulate a hash table live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

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k-NN classifies a point by majority vote of its k nearest labeled neighbors. Small k gives jagged, overfit boundaries that chase noise; large k smooths them out but can blur real structure. It is the simplest possible classifier — no training at all. Educational tool.

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Neighbors5
Boundarybalanced

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Reading this result: k = 5 sits in the sweet spot: enough neighbors to shrug off noise, few enough to keep the true boundary shape.

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Is this good for educators?
Yes — this version of "k-Nearest Neighbors for a hash table" is framed for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.