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Hamming distance
Difference in corresponding symbol positions.
Hamming code
Error-detecting and correcting code system.
hamming codes
Hamming weight
The Hamming weight of a string is the number of symbols that are different from the zero-symbol of the alphabet used.
Richard Hamming
Mathematician known for error-correcting codes.
hamming metric
hamming richard
Pioneer in computer science, mathematics.
Hamming bound
In mathematics and computer science, in the field of coding theory, the Hamming bound is a limit on the parameters of an arbitrary block code: it is also known as the sphere-packing bound or the volume bound from an interpretation in terms of packing balls in the Hamming metric into the space of all possible words.
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
presented annually to up to three persons, for outstanding achievements in information sciences, information systems and information technology.
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