A Method for the Construction of Minimum-Redundancy Codes

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David A. Huffman · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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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.

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graph theory and CDMA systems Coding theory and cryptography Cybersecurity and Information Systems

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Published in: Proceedings of the IRE

Volume 40, Issue 9, pp. 1098-1101

DOI: 10.1109/jrproc.1952.273898

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