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"it could be argued to be less efficient for certain types of data" This is true of all lossless compression.
by HisGraceTheDuck 10y ago
"it could be argued to be less efficient for certain types of data"
This is true of all lossless compression.
- banachtarski 10y agoYou're invoking a stronger "technically correct" interpretation of the statement I'm making. Let me qualify. In a blob with many short repeated sequences, the algorithm as presented is better. In a blob with many long repeated sequences, a marking bit is better. Honestly, neither example is that farfetched.