Ramsey Theory
Arithmetic coding is a form of entropy encoding used in lossless data compression that represents a string of symbols as a single number in the range [0, 1). This technique operates by creating a cumulative probability distribution of the symbols, allowing for more efficient encoding as it takes into account the probability of occurrence of each symbol, leading to potentially smaller encoded values compared to traditional methods. It ties closely to information theory as it relies on concepts like entropy and optimal coding.
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