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I did not understand how this proves that no single algorithm can compress all files. Why does he assume that the compression generates less files?
by Ariens 17y ago
I did not understand how this proves that no single algorithm can compress all files. Why does he assume that the compression generates less files?
- DLWormwood 17y agoI was going to post a response, but brazzy beat me to it... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1041416 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1041416
- Ariens 17y agoI knew the principle but I read the article as if set 1024 and set 512 where specific instances of the sets ence I was unable to derive the conclusion.