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Elias Gamma coding

Elias Gamma code is a universal code encoding the positive integers. To code a number:

Write it in binary.
Subtract 1 from the number of bits written in step 1 and prepend that many zeros.

The code begins: 1 1 2 010 3 011 4 00100 5 00101 6 00110 7 00111 8 0001000 9 0001001 10 0001010 11 0001011 12 0001100 13 0001101 14 0001110 15 0001111 16 000010000 17 000010001

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Elias Delta coding | Entropy coder | Entropy coding | Entropy encoding

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