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Hamming distance [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

The number of digit positions in which the corresponding digits of two binary words of the same length are different.

OBS

Hamming distance: term and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Nombre de bits par lequel diffèrent deux mots binaires de même longueur.

OBS

distance de Hamming : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Número de posiciones de bits que difieren en dos palabras binarias consecutivas de igual longitud.

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