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by andreareina 3312 days ago
The algorithm's accuracy is known. From the wiki[1]:

    The HyperLogLog algorithm is able to estimate 
    cardinalities of > 10^9 with a typical error rate of 2%
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperLogLog
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But what about the implementation accuracy? :)
Tests against both historical and synthetic datasets.