From 776e49ff0c51240a936eaedbea23dc0480409a68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: teor Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:06:51 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] State RFC: clarify difficulty The difficulty validation RFC will introduce a definition of per-block difficulty. Make it clear that the state RFC definition is cumulative difficulty. --- book/src/dev/rfcs/0005-state-updates.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/src/dev/rfcs/0005-state-updates.md b/book/src/dev/rfcs/0005-state-updates.md index 2f085fab..e2842f11 100644 --- a/book/src/dev/rfcs/0005-state-updates.md +++ b/book/src/dev/rfcs/0005-state-updates.md @@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ state service. * **chain state**: The state of the ledger after application of a particular sequence of blocks (state transitions). -* **difficulty**: The cumulative proof-of-work from genesis to the chain tip. +* **cumulative difficulty**: The cumulative proof-of-work from genesis to the + chain tip. -* **best chain**: The chain with the greatest difficulty. This chain +* **best chain**: The chain with the greatest cumulative difficulty. This chain represents the consensus state of the Zcash network and transactions. * **side chain**: A chain which is not contained in the best chain.