10/6/24, 3:11 PM Pigeonhole Principle Explanation

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Consider (3, 8) an encoding function o: B³→ B8 defined as

You provided a question about an encoding function o : B 3 → B 8 , where an encoding function takes 3-bit inputs and maps them to 8-bit outputs. Let's
break down how to handle this kind of encoding and explain it step by step.

Given Encoding Function:

o(000) = 00000000
o(001) = 10111000
o(010) = 00101101
o(011) = 10010101
o(100) = 10111010
o(101) = 10001001
o(110) = 00011100
o(111) = 00110001

Here, each 3-bit binary input from B 3 is mapped to an 8-bit binary output in B 8 . The function is thus a code, transforming shorter inputs into longer
codewords.

Questions You Might Be Asked Based on This Function:

1. How Many Errors Can This Encoding Function Detect?

The number of errors that an encoding function can detect depends on the Hamming distance between codewords. The Hamming distance is the number
of positions at which the corresponding bits of two codewords are different.

Error Detection: If the minimum Hamming distance between any two codewords is d, then the code can detect up to d − 1 errors.

To compute this, calculate the Hamming distance between each pair of 8-bit codewords and find the minimum Hamming distance.

2. How Many Errors Can This Encoding Function Correct?

To correct errors, we need to consider how far apart the codewords are. If the minimum Hamming distance between any two codewords is d, the number
of errors the code can correct is:

d−1
Maximum Correctable Errors = ⌊ ⌋
2
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3. How to Find the Hamming Distance Between Codewords:

The Hamming distance between two codewords is the number of bits that differ between them. For example:

Hamming distance between o(000) = 00000000 and o(001) = 10111000

Compare each corresponding bit:

1st bit: 0 vs 1 (different)

2nd bit: 0 vs 0 (same)

3rd bit: 0 vs 1 (different)

4th bit: 0 vs 1 (different)

5th bit: 0 vs 1 (different)

6th bit: 0 vs 0 (same)

7th bit: 0 vs 0 (same)

8th bit: 0 vs 0 (same)

So, the Hamming distance between these two codewords is 4.

Summary:
To determine how many errors the function can detect, you calculate the minimum Hamming distance between all pairs of 8-bit codewords.

To determine how many errors it can correct, use the formula ⌊ d−1
2 ⌋, where d is the minimum Hamming distance.
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If you would like to compute the exact Hamming distances for these codewords or explore further details, feel free to ask!

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