What are the main characteristics of a good hash function?

a. It's a function that returns a positive integer value. If objects are equal, then its hash numbers must also be the same
b. It's a function that returns a positive integer value. If objects are equal, then its hash numbers could be the same
c. It can return any random number
d. It's a function that returns a positive real number. If the objects are equal, then its hash numbers must be the same

a. It's a function that returns a positive integer value. If objects are equal, then its hash numbers must also be the same

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