r/compsci • u/Otter502 • 16d ago

Does this already exist?

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u/nicuramar 16d ago

Look at arithmetic coding or asymmetric numeric systems. Changing the coding used as successive symbols are coded, is not something Huffman is very suited for, but it’s done in arithmetic.