 Huffman coding

Huffman's algorithm repeatedly combines the $D$ least weights for a $D$-ary prefix code and yields an optimal expected length.

Huffman coding is a widely used method for data compression that assigns variable-length codes to input characters, with shorter codes assigned to more frequently occurring characters. The technique was developed by David A. Huffman in 1952 and forms the basis of efficient lossless data encoding. ### How Huffman Coding Works 1. **Frequency Analysis**: First, the algorithm counts the frequency of each character in the given input data.