Unary coding: Difference between revisions

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:<math>P(n) = (k-1)k^{-n}\,</math>

for which <math>k \ge \varphi \approx 1.618 033 989</math>, the [[golden ratio]]., or, more generally, any distribution for which

:<math>P(n) \ge P(n+1) + P(n+2)\, </math>

for <math>n=1,2,3,...</math>.

A modified unary encoding is used in [[UTF-8]].