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2 - Entropy and Coding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

Gonzalo Navarro
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Universidad de Chile
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Compact Data Structures
A Practical Approach
, pp. 14 - 38
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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  • Entropy and Coding
  • Gonzalo Navarro, Universidad de Chile
  • Book: Compact Data Structures
  • Online publication: 05 September 2016
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316588284.003
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  • Entropy and Coding
  • Gonzalo Navarro, Universidad de Chile
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  • Entropy and Coding
  • Gonzalo Navarro, Universidad de Chile
  • Book: Compact Data Structures
  • Online publication: 05 September 2016
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316588284.003
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