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> To express a ratio of 1000000:1, you need at least 20bits. You only need 1 bit if you declare an encoding scheme where 1 == 1 million. You need 20 bits to de
by robotresearcher 9y ago
> To express a ratio of 1000000:1, you need at least 20bits.
You only need 1 bit if you declare an encoding scheme where 1 == 1 million. You need 20 bits to define 1 million DIFFERENT luminances. Their ratio is subject to an arbitrary scaling.