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Algorithm for calculating hash collision probability
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| const calculate = (n, k) => { | |
| const exponent = (-k * (k - 1)) / (2 * n) | |
| return 1 - Math.E ** exponent | |
| } | |
| // where `n` is the number of possible unique hashes | |
| // where `k` is the number of values created | |
| // calculate(100000, 25) => 0.0029955044966269995 aka 0.29% chance of collision |
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