Namespaces
Variants
Actions

Linear code

From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Revision as of 16:26, 17 September 2016 by Richard Pinch (talk | contribs) (Start article: Linear code)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

A code of fixed length $n$ over a finite field $F$ which forms a subspace of the vector space $F^n$.

See Error-correcting code.

References

  • Goldie, Charles M.; Pinch, Richard G.E. Communication theory, London Mathematical Society Student Texts. 20 Cambridge University Press (1991) iSBN 0-521-40456-8 Zbl 0746.94001
How to Cite This Entry:
Linear code. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Linear_code&oldid=39142