seanadams;279303 Wrote: 
> Incorrect. The compression ratio has absolutely NOTHING to do with the
> definition of lossy vs lossless. The distinction is simply whether
> decompressing takes you back to the original data or not.
Sean I did not mean to have that connection.  Lossy means that you must
loose some of the original data (you can not get it back).  This usually
has the benefit of better compression ratios.  Is that better?


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