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Discounted Cumulative-Gain Rank Contribution rank discount denominator Solver

Rearrange the discounted cumulative-gain rank contribution relationship and solve for rank discount denominator.

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Your inputCalculatedPassed forward in chains
rank discount denominator3
Reconstructed discounted gain contribution2.333333

Calculation steps

  1. Use b=a/c with discounted gain contribution=2.3333333333333335 and relevance gain at selected rank=7.
  2. rank discount denominator=3.
  3. Substitution into c=a/b reconstructs 2.3333333333333335.

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Discounted Cumulative-Gain Rank Contribution: solve rank discount denominator: Rearrange the discounted cumulative-gain rank contribution relationship and solve for rank discount denominator.

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Imagine using Discounted Cumulative-Gain Rank Contribution: solve rank discount denominator to answer this question: rearrange the discounted cumulative-gain rank contribution relationship and solve for rank discount denominator? Enter discounted gain contribution and relevance gain at selected rank; the calculator shows rank discount denominator. For example: relevance gain at selected rank=7 and rank discount denominator=3 produce discounted gain contribution=2.3333333333333335. The answer tells you rank discount denominator.

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A DCG rank contribution divides relevance gain by the chosen logarithmic rank discount. This page isolates rank discount denominator and verifies it in the original relationship. The rule is b=a/c. Its input values are discounted gain contribution, relevance gain at selected rank, and the main result is rank discount denominator. For example: relevance gain at selected rank=7 and rank discount denominator=3 produce discounted gain contribution=2.3333333333333335.

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This calculator evaluates the stated discounted cumulative-gain rank contribution: solve rank discount denominator relation over the valid real-number domain stated below. The implemented relation is b=a/c, evaluated from discounted gain contribution, relevance gain at selected rank to produce rank discount denominator. A DCG rank contribution divides relevance gain by the chosen logarithmic rank discount. This page isolates rank discount denominator and verifies it in the original relationship. Gain and discount definitions must match the reported DCG convention.

Inputs and valid domain

  • discounted gain contribution must be a finite real number.
  • relevance gain at selected rank must be a finite real number.

Important boundary: Gain and discount definitions must match the reported DCG convention.

The formula

b=a/c

How the calculator works through it

It substitutes discounted gain contribution, relevance gain at selected rank into the formula and exposes every numerical step above. The main output is rank discount denominator, accompanied by Reconstructed discounted gain contribution.

Read the result correctly

The rank discount denominator is the direct answer to “rearrange the discounted cumulative-gain rank contribution relationship and solve for rank discount denominator.” Read it with the units shown beside the inputs; a sign, angle, percentage or rate changes what the number means.

A worked check

relevance gain at selected rank=7 and rank discount denominator=3 produce discounted gain contribution=2.3333333333333335.

Where this model stops being reliable

Gain and discount definitions must match the reported DCG convention.

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These are direct reference implementations of the calculator's principal relationship and first output. They run locally and include a small known-answer check where the language supports it.

Algorithm

  1. Read discounted gain contribution, relevance gain at selected rank.
  2. Evaluate the principal relationship: b=a/c.
  3. Return rank discount denominator and check the domain conditions described above.
Python
            from math import *

def dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b(c, a) -> float:
    return (a / c)

assert abs(dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b(2.3333333333333335, 7) - 3) < 1e-6 * max(1.0, abs(3))
          
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C
            #include <assert.h>
#include <math.h>

double dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b(double c, double a) {
    return (a / c);
}

int main(void) {
    const double expected = 3;
    const double actual = dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b(2.3333333333333335, 7);
    assert(fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * fmax(1.0, fabs(expected)));
}
          
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C++
            #include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <numbers>

double dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b(double c, double a) {
    return (a / c);
}

int main() {
    constexpr double expected = 3;
    const double actual = dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b(2.3333333333333335, 7);
    assert(std::fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * std::fmax(1.0, std::fabs(expected)));
}
          
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Linux x86-64 assembly

x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · Linux · SSE2 with libm where required

            ; double dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b(double c, double a)
; Linux x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · first eight doubles in xmm0–xmm7
global dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b
section .text

dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b:
    push rbp
    mov rbp, rsp
    sub rsp, 32
    movsd [rbp-8], xmm0
    movsd [rbp-16], xmm1
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-16]
    divsd xmm0, [rbp-8]
    movsd [rbp-24], xmm0
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-24]
    leave
    ret
          
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MATLAB
            function result = dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b(c, a)
    result = (a / c);
end
          
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Wolfram Language
            ClearAll[mwCalculate];
mwCalculate[c_, a_] := (a / c);
          
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MW SysArc. “Discounted Cumulative-Gain Rank Contribution rank discount denominator Solver.” MW SysArc Tools, 21 July 2026, https://math.mwsysarc.com/statistics/dcg-gain-contribution-rank-discount-denominator-solver. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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MW SysArc. “Discounted Cumulative-Gain Rank Contribution rank discount denominator Solver.” MW SysArc Tools. Published July 21, 2026. Accessed August 31, 2026. https://math.mwsysarc.com/statistics/dcg-gain-contribution-rank-discount-denominator-solver.

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@misc{mwsysarc_dcg_gain_contribution_solve_b_2026,
  author = {{MW SysArc}},
  title = {Discounted Cumulative-Gain Rank Contribution rank discount denominator Solver},
  howpublished = {MW SysArc Tools},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://math.mwsysarc.com/statistics/dcg-gain-contribution-rank-discount-denominator-solver},
  note = {Published July 21, 2026; accessed August 31, 2026}
}

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Rearrange the discounted cumulative-gain rank contribution relationship and solve for rank discount denominator.

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The calculator applies b=a/c. A DCG rank contribution divides relevance gain by the chosen logarithmic rank discount. This page isolates rank discount denominator and verifies it in the original relationship.

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