Should a .NET generic dictionary be initialised with a capacity equal to the number of items it will contain?

Question

If I have, say, 100 items that\'ll be stored in a dictionary, should I initialise it thus?

var myDictionary = new Dictionary(100);
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Answer 1

The initial size is just a suggestion. For example, most hash tables like to have sizes that are prime numbers or a power of 2.