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0 pointsmasklinn3mo ago0 comments

The global uniqueness of a uuid v4 is the global uniqueness of pulling 122 bits from a source of entropy. Structure has nothing to do with it, and pulling 128 bits from the same source is strictly (if not massively) superior at that.

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beart3mo ago

I stand corrected. I was thinking of the sequential nature of uuid 7, or SQL servers sequential id.

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