variable-cost-alphabet-condensation
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Statement
Condensation restated with codes over a variable-cost alphabet removes the additive constants of the standard analysis and rescues algorithmic condensation on single events such as one coin flip.
Source
The maintainer's LessWrong post "Condensation & Relevance" (2026-01-23, https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/2x9yatKKTRMabQAWq/condensation-and-relevance), the section on variable-cost symbols; "Condensation" (2025-11-09, https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/BstHXPgQyfeNnLjjp/condensation) for the standard analysis.
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