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rain 🌦️ :verified_trans: (rain@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 21-May-2024 15:53:32 JST rain 🌦️ :verified_trans:
- Fi, infosec-aspected 🏳️‍⚧️
Got unreasonably excited about this new, incredibly straightforward count-distinct algorithm. The CVM algorithm is a direct replacement for HyperLogLog, it nerd-sniped Donald Knuth for weeks, *and* it can easily be taught in an entry-level CS course.
h/t @munin
https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-invent-an-efficient-new-way-to-count-20240516/
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  Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count | Quanta Magazine
  
  By making use of randomness, a team has created a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data.
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