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Quorum Systems

Definition

Quorum Systems are distributed protocols requiring a minimum number of participants to agree for an action to be approved. In blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, these systems ensure data consistency and fault tolerance by necessitating a supermajority of nodes to validate transactions or state changes. This decentralized agreement mechanism prevents single points of failure and enhances network resilience against malicious actors. It is a fundamental component of many consensus algorithms.