Proceedings of the IRE · 1952 · 6.3K citations · 2 references
EngineeringComputer ScienceInformation TheoryCoding TheoryError Control CodingError-correcting CodesCode ConstructionsCode DesignEncoding AlgorithmsEnsemble Coding
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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A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Claude E. Shannon · Bell System Technical Journal · 1948 · 80.7K citations
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