September 1, 1952

A Method for the Construction of Minimum-Redundancy Codes

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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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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d729bdfaf9bc6d3dbef291 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/jrproc.1952.273898

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David A. Huffman

University of California, Santa Cruz

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Proceedings of the IRE

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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