I agree with WOM... Lossless relies on a mathematical algorithm to re-constitute the data, compression is achieved through a re-coding/ translation/ more efficient use of the storage/ transmission medium. Lossy relies on embedded knowledge within the decoder to re-constitute the original data.
> It's there, all the information of the original results are thee, it really >is, it just takes longer. I could compress the whole of the top paragraph too... 123. Given just 123 you would never arrive/ decode that paragraph without the stored knowledge of what 123 actually means. :) ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T36c83eb0aa31fc55-Mdbed577e43e574b4b02b625e Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
