From fa4eeeef38a1dd4f26aad7220127a61097d3eca2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Moffett <116917595+john-moffett@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:12:53 -0500 Subject: Fix description of M parameter The M parameter is used as the inverse of the false probability rate, so change its incorrect usage in two places. --- bip-0158.mediawiki | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/bip-0158.mediawiki b/bip-0158.mediawiki index 484e674..4677113 100644 --- a/bip-0158.mediawiki +++ b/bip-0158.mediawiki @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ one is able to select both Parameters independently, then more optimal values can be selectedhttps://gist.github.com/sipa/576d5f09c3b86c3b1b75598d799fc845. Set membership queries against the hash outputs will have a false positive rate -of M. To avoid integer overflow, the number of items N +of 1 / M. To avoid integer overflow, the number of items N MUST be <2^32 and M MUST be <2^32. The items are first passed through the pseudorandom function ''SipHash'', which @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ golomb_decode(stream, P: uint) -> uint64: A GCS is constructed from four parameters: * L, a vector of N raw items * P, the bit parameter of the Golomb-Rice coding -* M, the target false positive rate +* M, the inverse of the target false positive rate * k, the 128-bit key used to randomize the SipHash outputs The result is a byte vector with a minimum size of N * (P + 1) -- cgit v1.2.3