Example
\(
\def\sa#1{\tt{#1}}
\)
$$\sa{5}\;\sa{2}\;\sa{9}\;\sa{4}\;\sa{3}\ \approx\ \sa{6}\;\sa{1}\;\sa{7}\;\sa{5}\;\sa{2},$$
which shows in particular their central value is the largest in both words.
For example, the word $\sa{5}\;\sa{2}\;\sa{9}\;\sa{4}\;\sa{3}$ appears
equivalently at position $1$ on
$$\sa{4}\;\underline{\sa{6}\;\sa{1}\;\sa{7}\;\sa{5}\;\sa{2}}\;\sa{9}
\;\sa{8}\;\sa{3}$$
but nowhere else.
For instance, it does not appear at position $4$ because $5\lt8$,
while in the pattern the corresponding values satisfy $5\gt 4$.
Problem 31: Order-Preserving Patterns
Searching time series or list of values for patterns representing specific
fluctuations of the values requires a redefinition of the notion of pattern.
The question is to deal with the recognition of peaks, breakdowns, double-dip
recessions or more features on expenses, rates or the like.
In the problem we consider words drawn from a linear-sortable alphabet
$\Sigma$ of integers.
Two words $u$ and $v$ of the same length over $\Sigma$ are said to be
order-equivalent written $u \approx v$, if
$$u[i] \lt u[j]\Longleftrightarrow v[i] \lt v[j]$$
for all pairs of positions $i,j$ on the words.
The order-preserving pattern-matching problem
is naturally defined as follows: given a pattern $x\in\Sigma^*$ and a text
$y\in\Sigma^*$, check if $x$ is order-equivalent to some factor of $y$.
For simplicity we assume that letters in each considered word are
pairwise distinct (words are permutations of their set of letters).
Design a linear-time algorithm for the order-preserving pattern-matching.
Design a notion of border table adequate to the problem.
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