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HAMMING DISTANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hamming distance
1, record 1, English, Hamming%20distance
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- signal distance 2, record 1, English, signal%20distance
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number of digit positions in which the corresponding digits of two binary words of the same length are different. 3, record 1, English, - Hamming%20distance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hamming distance : term and definition officially approved by the Government EDP(Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee(GESC). 4, record 1, English, - Hamming%20distance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distance de Hamming
1, record 1, French, distance%20de%20Hamming
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écart 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre de bits par lequel diffèrent deux mots binaires de même longueur. 3, record 1, French, - distance%20de%20Hamming
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
distance de Hamming : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 4, record 1, French, - distance%20de%20Hamming
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- distancia de Hamming
1, record 1, Spanish, distancia%20de%20Hamming
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- distancia entre señales 2, record 1, Spanish, distancia%20entre%20se%C3%B1ales
correct, feminine noun
- distancia de posiciones 3, record 1, Spanish, distancia%20de%20posiciones
feminine noun
- diferencia de posiciones 3, record 1, Spanish, diferencia%20de%20posiciones
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Número de posiciones de bits que difieren en dos palabras binarias consecutivas de igual longitud. 3, record 1, Spanish, - distancia%20de%20Hamming
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