Why it works
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In this example, A was the most
common letter
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In
ABRACADABRA
:
l
5
A
s
code for
A
is 1 bit long
l
2
R
s
code for
R
is 2 bits long
l
2
B
s
code for
B
is 3 bits long
l
1
C
code for
C
is 4 bits long
l
1
D
code for
D
is 4 bits long