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Hamming code

Hamming code noun: any of a family of linear error-correcting codes that generalize the Hamming(7,4)-code invented by Richard Hamming in 1950.

Noun

Hamming code (plural Hamming codes)

  1. Any of a family of linear error-correcting codes that generalize the Hamming(7,4)-code invented by Richard Hamming in 1950.

Hamming code meaning in Tamil

Hamming code in Tamil

ஆமிங் குறியீடு, ஹாமிங் குறியீடு, ஹாமிங் குறிமுறை ஹாமிங் சங்கேதம்

Forms of Hamming code

pluralHamming codes

Origin of Hamming code

Named after American mathematician Richard Hamming (1915–1998).

Questions about Hamming code

What does Hamming code mean?
Hamming code means any of a family of linear error-correcting codes that generalize the Hamming(7,4)-code invented by Richard Hamming in 1950.
What is Hamming code in Tamil?
Hamming code in Tamil is ஆமிங் குறியீடு, ஹாமிங் குறியீடு, ஹாமிங் குறிமுறை ஹாமிங் சங்கேதம். See Hamming code meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Hamming code?
Hamming code is a noun.
What is the plural of Hamming code?
The plural of Hamming code is Hamming codes.

Words near Hamming code in the dictionary

  1. Hammill
  2. Hammills
  3. hammily
  4. hamminess
  5. hamming
  6. Hamming code
  7. Hamming codes
  8. Hamming distance
  9. Hamming distances
  10. hamming it up
  11. hamming up

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