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In [[coding theory]], a '''standard array''' (or Slepian array) is a <math>q^{n-k}</math> by <math>q^{k}</math> array that lists all elements of a particular <math>\mathbb{F}_q^n</math> [[vector space]]. Standard arrays are used to [[Decoding_methods|decode]] [[linear code]]s; i.e. to find the corresponding [[codeword]] for theany received vector or message.

== Definition ==