I've been familiar with the concept, but this is by far the best behind-the-scenes explanation I've seen.

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[–] 11 points 1 year ago

A car's 17-digit VIN has a similar feature, for model years since 1981.

The 9th digit is the check digit, and it's a much more complex algorithm (since the VIN can have numbers and letters.)

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