Error detecting and error correcting codes
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"Error detecting and error correcting codes" is a seminal 1950 paper by Richard W. Hamming that founded the modern theory of error-correcting codes in digital communication and data storage.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Error detecting and error correcting codes Context triple: [Richard W. Hamming, notableWork, Error detecting and error correcting codes]
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A.
Algebraic Coding Theory
Algebraic Coding Theory is a foundational mathematical text that systematically develops the theory and applications of error-correcting codes using algebraic methods.
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LDPC
LDPC (Low-Density Parity-Check) is a powerful class of linear error-correcting codes known for near-Shannon-limit performance and widespread use in modern high-throughput communication systems.
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Berlekamp–Massey algorithm
The Berlekamp–Massey algorithm is a key algorithm in coding theory and cryptography used to efficiently determine the shortest linear feedback shift register that generates a given binary sequence.
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Mathematical Foundations of Information Theory
Mathematical Foundations of Information Theory is a seminal monograph by Aleksandr Khinchin that rigorously develops the probabilistic and mathematical basis of Shannon’s information theory.
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E.
Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields
Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields is a foundational deterministic method in computational algebra that efficiently decomposes polynomials into irreducible factors over finite fields and underpins many modern algorithms in coding theory and cryptography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Error detecting and error correcting codes Target entity description: "Error detecting and error correcting codes" is a seminal 1950 paper by Richard W. Hamming that founded the modern theory of error-correcting codes in digital communication and data storage.
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A.
Algebraic Coding Theory
Algebraic Coding Theory is a foundational mathematical text that systematically develops the theory and applications of error-correcting codes using algebraic methods.
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B.
LDPC
LDPC (Low-Density Parity-Check) is a powerful class of linear error-correcting codes known for near-Shannon-limit performance and widespread use in modern high-throughput communication systems.
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C.
Berlekamp–Massey algorithm
The Berlekamp–Massey algorithm is a key algorithm in coding theory and cryptography used to efficiently determine the shortest linear feedback shift register that generates a given binary sequence.
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D.
Mathematical Foundations of Information Theory
Mathematical Foundations of Information Theory is a seminal monograph by Aleksandr Khinchin that rigorously develops the probabilistic and mathematical basis of Shannon’s information theory.
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E.
Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields
Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields is a foundational deterministic method in computational algebra that efficiently decomposes polynomials into irreducible factors over finite fields and underpins many modern algorithms in coding theory and cryptography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
journal article
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scientific paper ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hamming 1950 paper on error-correcting codes ⓘ |
| author |
R. W. Hamming
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linked to:
Richard W. Hamming
Richard W. Hamming ⓘ |
| citationRole | classic reference in coding theory literature ⓘ |
| citedAs |
foundational work in coding theory
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seminal paper in error-correcting codes ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
methods for correcting transmission errors
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methods for detecting transmission errors ⓘ |
| field |
coding theory
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data storage ⓘ digital communications ⓘ information theory ⓘ |
| goal |
increase reliability of data storage
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increase reliability of digital communication ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
information storage systems
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telecommunications engineering ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
binary codes
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block codes ⓘ check equations ⓘ error correction ⓘ error detection ⓘ linear codes ⓘ minimum distance of a code ⓘ parity bits ⓘ redundancy in coding ⓘ |
| influenced |
computer memory error protection
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data storage reliability techniques ⓘ digital communication systems design ⓘ modern error-correcting code theory ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Hamming code
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error-detecting code ⓘ parity-check matrix formulation for codes ⓘ single-error-correcting code ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard W. Hamming ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Bell System Technical Journal ⓘ |
| publisher | Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Shannon information theory
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linked to:
information theory
channel coding ⓘ error-control coding ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | theoretical research ⓘ |
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Subject: Error detecting and error correcting codes Description of subject: "Error detecting and error correcting codes" is a seminal 1950 paper by Richard W. Hamming that founded the modern theory of error-correcting codes in digital communication and data storage.
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