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Hash tables common mistakes
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common mistakes
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Hash tables
AqaA LevelComputer ScienceFundamentals of data structures
Common mistakes
Confusing a collision with duplicate values
Assuming that a collision means two values are identical.
Fix itA collision occurs when two different key values compute the same hash; the associated values do not have to be identical.
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