# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q846912](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q846912)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_hashing)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/universal-hashing


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)