A Method for the Construction of Minimum-Redundancy Codes
- 1 September 1952
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IRE
- Vol. 40 (9) , 1098-1101
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jrproc.1952.273898
Abstract
An optimum method of coding an ensemble of messages consisting of a finite number of members is developed. A minimum-redundancy code is one constructed in such a way that the average number of coding digits per message is minimized.Keywords
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- A Mathematical Theory of CommunicationBell System Technical Journal, 1948