How to pack ternary numbers in 8-bit bytes
ternary numberspackingdensityefficiencyfixed-point numbersSIMD programming
Author: JoshTriplett
Date: 7/14/2026
Article Summary:
This article describes a method for packing ternary numbers into bytes, achieving a density of approximately 1.6 bits per ternary digit, or 99.06% efficiency compared to perfect packing.