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Preparata code

In coding theory, the Preparata codes form a class of non-linear double-error-correcting codes. They are named after Franco P. Preparata who first described them in 1968. Although non-linear over GF(2) the Preparata codes are linear over Z 4 with the Lee distance.

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In coding theory, the Preparata codes form a class of non-linear double-error-correcting codes. They are named after Franco P. Preparata who first described them in 1968. Although non-linear over GF(2) the Preparata codes are linear over Z 4 with the Lee distance.

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