Size of $X\setminus g(X)$ for $g(x)$ the closest $y$ to $x$ with $X_k\sim Unif(A)$

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$\newcommand{\Unif}{\mathop{\rm Unif}} \newcommand{\argmin}{\mathop{\rm argmin}}$ Let A be a set in the plane (we could have something more general here). Let $X_k\sim \Unif(A)$, $k=1,2,\dots, n$. Denote $X=\{x_1,x_2, \dots, x_n\}$.

Define

$$g(x) = \argmin_{y\in X\setminus \{x\}} |x-y|$$

and then the random variable

$$M=\#X\setminus g(X).$$

I'm interested in how the set $A$ affects $\mathbb{E}[M]$.


Notes:

  • The parameter $n$ is at loose here, but we can consider it going to infinity.
  • Also, consider the set $A$ to be open and bounded (the discrete case ($A$ being finite, for the uniform distribution to exist) might also be interesting but I'd like to think of the "shape" of the set).

  • $A$ could also be a sphere or torus, if you like.