(definition)
Definition: The assumption or goal that items are equally likely to hash to any value.
See also hash table, perfect hashing, uniform hashing.
Note: If this assumption holds, items are evenly distributed in a hash table and there are a minimum of collisions.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Paul E. Black, "simple uniform hashing", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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