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snvzz ◴[] No.42170306[source]
How does it compare to CRC64, for the purpose of detecting errors?
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1. GTP ◴[] No.42173111[source]
With CRC, you have algebraic guarantees on which kind of errors it detects (and which kind doesn't), while with hash functions collisions are essetially random (unless you have some clever insight on how it works internally). Which one is best, depends on the context.