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In error-correcting coding, the minimum Hamming weight, commonly referred to as the minimum weight w of a code is the weight of the lowest-weight non-zero code word. The weight w of a code word is the number of 1s in the word. For example the word 11001010 has a weight of 4.
In a linear block code the minimum weight is also the minimum Hamming distance (d) and defines the error correction capability of the code. If w = n, then d = n and the code will correct up to d/2 errors.
Usage examples of "minimum weight".
And so it was, he knew, just a taut bubble of aluminum, shaved to the minimum weight by Grumman engineers.
Any brain that weighs as little as 1000 grams is apparently below the minimum weight consistent with normal intelligence and is sure to be that of a mental defective.
The designs they feed us from Earth keep changing, and we're trying to optimize our manufacturing too, aiming for the minimum weight to provide a given structural strength.
Feathers were ideal for avians, who needed maximum insulation for minimum weight.
Here then we have apparently reached nearly the minimum weight which will act.
The grease table is not infallible, indeed the stones must have a certain minimum weight to get them to adhere.
Their car's driver stood behind his open door-detachable for use as a minimum weight maximum-protection shield.