Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count | Quanta Magazine
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By making use of randomness, a team has created a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data.
  • Kache@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Yes, and that’s the point – to accomplish the task using only what would otherwise be insufficient memory