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... errors in the transmission increase progressively . Society . In ancient times messages coming to the king of a large country from the provinces were noto- riously full of error , making governing difficult and often hazardous ...
... errors in the transmission increase progressively . Society . In ancient times messages coming to the king of a large country from the provinces were noto- riously full of error , making governing difficult and often hazardous ...
Page 147
... error probability of .1 , naive subjects missed ( error adjustment process ) 4 percent , while practiced subjects missed only 2 percent ; for an error probability of .01 these figures were 13 and 13 ; and for an error probability of ...
... error probability of .1 , naive subjects missed ( error adjustment process ) 4 percent , while practiced subjects missed only 2 percent ; for an error probability of .01 these figures were 13 and 13 ; and for an error probability of ...
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... error correction becomes difficult if A must always talk to B through C. The circle ( O ) has both error feedback and two - way channels , and in it errors were reduced well . The pinwheel has only error feedback , and in it there was ...
... error correction becomes difficult if A must always talk to B through C. The circle ( O ) has both error feedback and two - way channels , and in it errors were reduced well . The pinwheel has only error feedback , and in it there was ...
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