collision

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000743",
  "term": "collision",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. For a given function, a pair of distinct input values that yield the same output value.\n\n2. An event in which two different messages have the same message digest.\n\n3. In a given context, the equality of two values, usually out of a large number of possible values.\n\n4. An instance of duplicate sample values occurring in a dataset.\n\n5. Two or more distinct inputs produce the same output. Also see hash function.",
  "see_also": [
    "Collision resistance",
    "hash function"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST IR 8459; NIST SP 800-38B",
    "NIST SP 800-106; NIST SP 800-107 Rev. 1",
    "NIST SP 800-38F",
    "NIST SP 800-90B",
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5; NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 3 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/collision/"
}