encoding.md

encoding specification how bytes map to field elements and back. this encoding is shared by every system that moves data across the byte↔field boundary. bytes to field elements input bytes are packed into field elements using 7-byte little-endian chunks. the maximum 7-byte value is 2⁵⁶ − 1 =…

encoding specification Input Encoding (Bytes → Field Elements) Pack input bytes into 7-byte little-endian chunks. Each 7-byte chunk is zero-extended to 8 bytes and interpreted as a u64 in little-endian order, producing one Goldilocks field element. Why 7 bytes, not 8: The maximum 7-byte value is…

noun encoding specification version: 0.2 status: canonical identity every noun has an identity computed by the instantiated hash function H (see nouns.md structural hash). the nox protocol operates exclusively on hash identities. in the canonical instantiation (nox), the…