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@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ In standard numeral systems, different digits are treated as containing the same
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. 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 digits that occur more often can be stored in a way that requires less information, and digits that occur less often can be stored using more information. ANS theory is based around the idea that digits that occur more often can be stored in a way that requires less information, and digits that occur less often can be stored using more information.
Taking a look at the standard binary numeral system, there are two digits in the set (0 and 1). Given a natural number represented in binary, eg `1010`, there are two different ways to *add information to that number*