For Engineers · Hamming Code
Hamming Code for a nonce
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Hamming Error CorrectionLive
fixing a flipped bit
transmitted codeword (7 bits)
0110011
received (with your error)
0110011
no error detected
Controls
Data bits (4)
Corrupt a transmitted bit
Presets
no error
The Hamming(7,4) code adds three parity bits to four data bits so any single-bit error can be found and fixed. Each parity bit checks a different overlapping group; after transmission, recomputing them gives a syndrome whose binary value points straight at the corrupted position. Error-correcting codes like this protect RAM, deep-space links, and QR codes.
Data Inspector
Parity bits010
Syndrome0
Error atnone
Corrected?yes ✓
Governing equation
Reading this result: No bit was flipped, so all three parity checks pass and the syndrome is 0 — the receiver accepts the codeword unchanged.
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