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Hamming distances

Hamming distances is the plural of Hamming distance.

Meaning of Hamming distance

Noun

Hamming distance (plural Hamming distances)

  1. Given two strings of equal length, the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols differ; it therefore indicates the minimum number of substitutions required to change one string into the other.

Questions about Hamming distances

What is Hamming distances the plural of?
Hamming distances is the plural of Hamming distance.

Words near Hamming distances in the dictionary

  1. hamminess
  2. hamming
  3. Hamming code
  4. Hamming codes
  5. Hamming distance
  6. Hamming distances
  7. hamming it up
  8. hamming up
  9. Hammir
  10. Hammitt
  11. Hammitts

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