lossless
/ˈlɔːsləs/
preserving all original information through transformation
lossless in a sentence
“The summary was not lossless—key nuances were omitted.”
Origin of lossless
English loss + -less (without)
Related Words
lossy
sacrificing some information for efficiency or simplicity
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the maximum rate at which information can be reliably transmitted
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the fundamental unit of information; a binary choice
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a measure of uncertainty or randomness in information; the average information content
redundancy
the use of more information than necessary; repetition that aids error correction