# Ambiguous Encoding

> Representing the same value in multiple encodings without normalizing, so equal values compare as different.

Record: `lex:ambiguous-encoding`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-ambiguous-encoding

## category

- [Schema / Canonical Data / Semantics](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/schema-canonical-data-semantics.md)

## referenced-by

- [Canonicalization](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/canonicalization.md)