The same is true of arithmetic coding, which separates the probability model from the encoding process. Feed an arithmetic coder a stream of random bits and it

The same is true of arithmetic coding, which separates the probability model from the encoding process. Feed an arithmetic coder a stream of random bits and it will efficiently sample from your model. See section 6.3: http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/itprnn/ps/105.124.pdf http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/itprnn/ps/105.124....