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Error-Correcting Codes

Information theory has shown that virtually error-free communication can be achieved by encoding messages in a special way. Clever use of redundancy is the key

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 206 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “Error-Correcting Codes” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 206 No. 2 (), p. 96
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0262-96