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Bloom filter

Noun

Meaning

Bloom filter (plural Bloom filters)

(computing theory) A space-efficient probabilistic data structure that is used to test whether an element is a member of a set. False positive matches are possible, but false negatives are not.

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Examples

Brian shows you how to code the adds and contains functions to implement a Bloom filter. Source: Internet

Most of the literature on Bloom filter uses highly symbolic and/or mathematical descriptions to describe it. Source: Internet

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