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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 05:49:27 +1100
Subject: Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.
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On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 5:41 AM, Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> wrote:
> As I (and others) have said many times, making it optimal means making some
> assumptions about the distribution of likely values.

In fact, the very word "optimal" implies that. You have to have a set
of criteria on which you base your evaluation, and those criteria will
include target data.

ChrisA