DocumentCode
929327
Title
A Method for the Construction of Minimum-Redundancy Codes
Author
Huffman, David A.
Author_Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Volume
40
Issue
9
fYear
1952
Firstpage
1098
Lastpage
1101
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
Transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1952.273898
Filename
4051119
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