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terms: ["ring-size"]
summary: "total number of possible signers in a ring signature"
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### The Basics
Ring size refers to the total number of possible signers in a @ring-signature. If a ring size of 4 is selected for a given @transaction, this means that there are 3 foreign outputs in addition to your “real” output. A higher ring size number will typically provide more privacy than a lower number. However, reusing an odd, recognizable ring size number for transactions could possibly make transactions stand out.

`Ring size = foreign outputs + 1 (your output)`
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			`terms: ["ring-size"]`
			`summary: "total number of possible signers in a ring signature"`
			`---`

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Enabled all site except user guides to be multilingual ready - Moved technical specs out of 'Resources' and into root 2017-12-05 19:43:20 +00:00			`### The Basics`
			`Ring size refers to the total number of possible signers in a @ring-signature. If a ring size of 4 is selected for a given @transaction, this means that there are 3 foreign outputs in addition to your “real” output. A higher ring size number will typically provide more privacy than a lower number. However, reusing an odd, recognizable ring size number for transactions could possibly make transactions stand out.`

			`Ring size = foreign outputs + 1 (your output)`