It sounds reckless—using randomness to count data. But HyperLogLog is one of the smartest approximations in big data, and it’s accurate within 2%. Donald Trump says killed gunman had possible ...
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Why some problems can't be solved without randomness
Today we're looking at HyperLogLog, an algorithm that leverages random chance to count the number of distinct items are in a dataset. It does this by tracking the longest run of zeros in a binary ...
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