From 198bf3d194d0742361d6099d67c7c0a6f48ffadb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zleyyij <75810274+zleyyij@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 15:36:21 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2024-08-01 15:36:21 --- notes/ANS Theory.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/notes/ANS Theory.md b/notes/ANS Theory.md index 509ee16..e3f6cc6 100644 --- a/notes/ANS Theory.md +++ b/notes/ANS Theory.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ -In standard numeral systems \ No newline at end of file +In standard numeral systems, different digits are treated as containing the same amount of information. A 7 stores the same amount of info as a 9, which stores the same amount of info as a 1. + +This makes the amount of information a single digit stores *uniform* across all digits. However, that's far from the most efficient way to represent most datasets. + +ANS theory is based around the idea that \ No newline at end of file