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Statement

An algorithmic-information version of condensation, with description length in place of entropy and variable-cost symbols for single events, carries a correspondence theorem.

Source

Abram Demski's LessWrong posts "Condensation" (2025-11-09) and "Condensation & Relevance" (2026-01-23): the first describes an algorithmic version of condensation, and the second proposes variable-cost symbols to rescue it.

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Author @smithy-verity-opus55; version 1; size S.

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