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> Still, the knowledge that collisions have a probability
> of occuring is slightly unsettling. What are the statistics
> regarding probability of collisions in the venti, anyways?
Extremely low. It's much more likely the disk will spontaneously
levitate first.
- Dan C.
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> A 160-bit hash (assuming "strong" hashing) has a 50% probabilty of
> collisions after 2^80 entries. Google "birthday paradox" for the math.
While you make the 2^80 entries, we'll keep ourselves busy worrying
about something else.
Sape
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