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Elias gamma coding
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<p> Elias γ {\displaystyle \gamma } code or Elias gamma code is a <a href="/facts/Universal_code_(data_compression)/9zn1cM2M">universal code</a> encoding positive integers developed by <a href="/facts/Peter_Elias/WVVQ1nKs">Peter Elias</a>.: 197, 199 It is used most commonly when coding integers whose upper bound cannot be determined beforehand. </p>