Re: C source for Fractal compression, huh !

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From: Russ Schnapp
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:34

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In article <1992Nov16.184754.3170@maths.tcd.ie>, tim@maths.tcd.ie (Timothy Murphy) writes:
|> Doesn't Information Theory set a limit
|> on the degree of compression (of given data) possible?
|> If you go beyond this limit
|> do you not necessarily lose information?

The short answer is:  No, information theory does not set an absolute
limit on maximum compression.  It does set bounds on compression in
a particular context, though.  I strongly recommend reading the excellent
FAQ in comp.compression.  If the FAQ doesn't satisfy your curiosity, the
references it gives will.
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