Definition
Varint length
Each byte carries 7 payload bits; the top bit says more bytes follow.
Worked examples, recomputed
Every number the mechanisms quote for this relationship is recomputed from it, so none of them disagrees with it.
Where it appears
Each mechanism states it in its own names. The general symbol each name stands for is shown with it.
- Encoding, Serialization & Compression
What do we turn our values into when we turn them into bytes, and what does that choice cost?