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Variable-length integer

A variable-length integer is a variable-length encoded representation of an integer value using a sequence of bytes. The number of bytes that is needed depends on the value being represented, with larger magnitudes using more bytes than smaller ones. A variable-length integer has no inherent bound on the range of values that can be expressed, unless such…

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Variable-length integer

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Avg. degree1.95
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Variable-length integer

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related to history · 12
Variable-length integer → EncInt, Extensible Music Format, It, MIDI, Variable Byte, Varint, Various, VB, VByte, VInt, VLQ, XMF
related to Examples · 9
Variable-length integer → Break, For, Here, MSb, Represent, Take, These, This, Thus
related to Benefits · 3
Variable-length integer → In, The, With
is a · 1
Variable-length integer → variable-length encoded representation of an integer value using a sequence of bytes

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integer vlq encoding variable-length numbers number bits format values significant byte value integers used octet negative encoded use bytes bit

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Variable-length integeris avariable-length encoded representation of an integer value using a sequence of bytes0.90text
8-bit bytesinstance ofunlike fixed-wordlength representations0.80text
16-bit wordsinstance ofunlike fixed-wordlength representations0.80text
32-bit integersinstance ofunlike fixed-wordlength representations0.80text
or 64-bit long integersinstance ofunlike fixed-wordlength representations0.80text
Huffman codesinstance ofor can use too much data to represent each integer if a longer wordlength is used.Variable-length integer encoding is also simpler to encode and decode than most other variable-…0.80text
since VLQ codes use whole-byte chunks of datainstance ofor can use too much data to represent each integer if a longer wordlength is used.Variable-length integer encoding is also simpler to encode and decode than most other variable-…0.80text
Variable-length integerrelated to BenefitsThe0.60section
Variable-length integerrelated to BenefitsIn0.60section
Variable-length integerrelated to BenefitsWith0.60section
Variable-length integerrelated to ExamplesHere0.60section
Variable-length integerrelated to ExamplesRepresent0.60section

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