Random digits are compressible though.
Random data does not mean it does not match a pattern in your dictionary for example.
No.. they're not. Do you understand random (the apparent or actual lack of definite patterns or predictability[0]) or compression (reduces bits by identifying and eliminating statistical redundancy[1])?
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomness
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression
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No.. they're not. Do you understand random (the apparent or actual lack of definite patterns or predictability[0]) or compression (reduces bits by identifying and eliminating statistical redundancy[1])?
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomness
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression