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Re:Understanding Bloom filters by building one by smegsicle on Sunday May 29, 2022 @01:39PM (#31551019)
the answer is no/maybe, but it's still a yes/no question as typically used
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Re:Understanding Bloom filters by building one by dspillett on Sunday May 29, 2022 @02:24PM (#31551457)
I was about to make a very pedantic point, but thinking about it I'm actually wrong… If the question is phrased oddly then it does give yes/no answers: “Is <item> definitely not in <set>?”.
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