Data Structures22 min read

Bloom Filter Concept

Understand bloom filters for memory-efficient membership checks with possible false positives.

David Miller
December 21, 2025
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Bloom filter tells: - item is definitely NOT present - or MAYBE present

Why useful - huge datasets - save memory

Graph ```mermaid flowchart LR A[Item] --> B[Hash1] A --> C[Hash2] B --> D[Bit array] C --> D ```

Remember - no false negatives - possible false positives - used in databases and caches

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