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Hamming distance Hamming cube Hamming loss Hamming metric Hanning distance

In information theory, the Hamming distance between two strings of equal length is the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols are different. Wikipedia

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In information theory, the Hamming distance between two strings of equal length is the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols are different. Wikipedia

Number of bits that differ between two strings Wikidata

Given two strings of equal length, the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols differ; it therefore indicates the minimum number of substitutions required to change one string into the other. Wiktionary

IS A

metric function

edit distance

dimensionless quantity

DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR

Richard Hamming

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string

NAMED AFTER

Richard Hamming

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