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From: zleyyij <75810274+zleyyij@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:35:29 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2024-08-19 11:35:29

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 1. We can add a digit to the most significant position. As an example, adding a `1` to the above value would result in `11010`. Doing this means that the added digit stores information about *large ranges*. In the provided example, this means that setting that digit changes the value by 16.
 2. We can add a digit to the least significant position. As an example, adding a `1` to the above value would result in `10101`. Changing the added digit will only change the resulting natural number by 1.
 
-Given that $x$ represents a natural number, and $s$ is the digit we're adding. In a standard binary system, adding $s$ to the least significant position means that in the new number $x$ (before the addition) now represents the Nth appearance of an even (when $s = 0$ ), or odd (when $s = 1$).
+Given that $x$ represents a natural number, and $s$ is the digit we're adding. In a standard binary system, adding $s$ to the least significant position means that in the new number $x$ (before the addition) now represents the Nth appearance of an even (when $s = 0$ ), or odd (when $s = 1$). With ANS, the goal is is to make that asymmetrical, so that you can represent more common values with a denser representation.
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