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The size of the crowd you blend into.

Definition

An anonymity set is the group of people you could be, from an observer’s point of view.

In plain English The size of the crowd you blend into.

Why this matters

Why it matters: The bigger the group, the harder it is to single you out.

Example

Example: If 1,000 people use the same network route, it’s harder to identify one person.