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[โ€“] Kayana@ttrpg.network 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you want the magic explained, here's a start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Welch

[โ€“] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago

Newer fractional arithmetic encoding can get crazy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_numeral_systems