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She can continue probing, choosing the next probing amount such that it divides the current estimation interval in half.
This well-known search technique is called _binary search_.
With binary search, the number of probes is _logarithmic_ in the desired precision.
For example, to obtain Alice's balance in a channel of 1 million satoshis up to a single satoshi, Mallory would only have to perform log~2~(1,000,000) ≈ 20 probings.
For example, to obtain Alice's balance in a channel of 1 million satoshis up to a single satoshi, Mallory would only have to perform log~2~(1,000,000) ≈ 20 probings.
If one probing takes 3 seconds, one channel can be precisely probed in only about a minute!