On 2015-02-18, Marko Rauhamaa <ma...@pacujo.net> wrote: > janhein.vanderb...@gmail.com: > >> Op woensdag 18 februari 2015 17:47:49 UTC+1 schreef Dave Angel: >>> On 02/18/2015 03:59 AM, janhein.vanderb...@gmail.com wrote: >>> > encoding individual integers optimally without any assumptions >>> > about their values. >>> >>> Contradiction in terms. >> >> Not. > > Out of curiosity, could you give me an example of an integer, not > assuming anything about its value. > > I mean, any integer you could mention would be very close to zero > compared with virtually all other integers.
Thus demonstrating the fitness of my previously posted "lossy integer encoding" algorithm. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Hmmm ... an arrogant at bouquet with a subtle gmail.com suggestion of POLYVINYL CHLORIDE ... -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list