In
telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than tha ...
, a coded set is a
set of elements onto which another set of elements has been mapped according to a
code.
Examples of coded sets include the list of names of airports that is mapped onto a set of corresponding
three-letter representations of airport names, the list of classes of emission that is mapped onto a set of corresponding
standard symbols, and the names of the months of the year mapped onto a set of two-
digit
Digit may refer to:
Mathematics and science
* Numerical digit, as used in mathematics or computer science
** Hindu-Arabic numerals, the most common modern representation of numerical digits
* Digit (anatomy), the most distal part of a limb, such ...
decimal numbers.
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Telecommunication theory