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Lee distance

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | 327 words | Copyright

Lee distance (Lee metric) In the theory of block codes intended for error detection or error correction, a distance measure analogous to the Hamming distance but modeling more accurately a linear q-ary channel, such as the phase-modulated carrier used in modems. When q = 2 or q = 3, the Lee and Hamming distances are the same.

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