Suppose that a data file contains a sequence of 8-bit characters such that all 256 characters are
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Suppose that a data file contains a sequence of 8-bit characters such that all 256 characters are about equally common: the maximum character frequency is less than twice the minimum character frequency. Prove that Huffman coding in this case is no more efficient than using an ordinary 8-bit fixed-length code.
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Introduction to Algorithms
ISBN: 978-0262033848
3rd edition
Authors: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest
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