hamming distance

What are Code Words in case of Error Detection and Correction

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A system that uses error-detecting code generates, transmits, and stores data in the form of code words. So, the correct data must be a valid code word. It is expected that the presence of an error in a data bit stream would make it a non code word, and thereby it would be easy to…

Digital Electronics

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Hamming distance between two bit-strings of equal length is the number of bit positions at which they are different. In other words, Hamming distance is the number of mismatches at the same bit position between two same-length words. For example: Consider two 3-bit code words, 000 and 001. Here, the Hamming distance is 1, as…