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Understanding the Consensus
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Consensus is a critical concept in distributed systems, ensuring that multiple nodes in a system agree on a single source of truth or a shared state. It enables reliable coordination and consistency among nodes, even in the face of failures or network issues. Consensus is essential for maintaining data integrity, ordering events, and ensuring fault tolerance in systems where nodes operate independently.

In simpler terms, consensus helps distributed systems make decisions collectively, ensuring all nodes have a consistent view of the system's state.

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