The Hamming distance between two sequences of symbols is the number of places in which they differ. For example, the…
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Perfect codes
A couple days ago I wrote about Hamming codes and said that they are so-called perfect codes, i. e. codes…
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Distance metrics are a key part of several machine learning algorithms. These distance metrics are used in both supervised and…
Continue ReadingA gentle introduction to Hamming codes
The previous post looked at how to choose five or six letters so that their Morse code representations are as…
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