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universal hashing

selection of a hash function at random from a family of hash functions with a certain mathematical property, guaranteeing a low number of collisions in expectation, even if the data is chosen by an adversary
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universal hashing

Summary

universal hashing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • universal hashing's subclass of is recorded as hashing[2].
  • universal hashing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bd2ds[3].
  • universal hashing's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/universal-hashing[4].
  • universal hashing's Quora topic ID is recorded as Universal-Hashing[5].
  • universal hashing's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as universalhsh[6].
  • universal hashing's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 116058348[7].
  • universal hashing's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C116058348[8].

Why It Matters

universal hashing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). universal hashing. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/universal-hashing
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_universal-hashing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{universal hashing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/universal-hashing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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