Decoding methods: Difference between revisions

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:#Errors are independent events - an error at one position in the message does not affect other positions

These assumptions may be reasonable for transmissions over a [[binary symmetric channel]]. They may be unreasonable for other media, such as a DVD, where a single scratch on the disk can cause an error in many neighbouring symbols or codewords.

As with other decoding methods, a convention must be agreed to for non-unique decoding.