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		PhilipRoman on Dec 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to pack ternary numbers in 8-bit bytes If you like this sort of thing (and don't care about performance) check out Arithmetic Coding for the most generalized fractional symbol packing algorithm.

kthielen on Dec 5, 2024 [–]

Or ANS if you want an equally general packing to AC but you care about performance. ;P

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