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As one example, number theory was considered pure math with no real-world applications for a long time. But then cryptography became a thing…
by NotYourLawyer 3y ago
As one example, number theory was considered pure math with no real-world applications for a long time. But then cryptography became a thing…
- eru 3y agoCryptography and coding theory. Cryptography and coding theory and compression are three sides of the same (generalised) coin. Claude Shannon dabbled in all of them. See eg https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~twk/Shan.pdf https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~twk/Shan.pdf