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Princeton's WordNet
hamming, overactingnoun
poor acting by a ham actor
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hamming
Hamming generally refers to a concept in information theory and computer science named after Richard Hamming. 1) Hamming Code: It is an error-detecting and error-correcting code that works by adding extra parity bits to data bits, ensuring data security and integrity during transmission. 2) Hamming Distance: It is a measure to calculate the difference between two binary sequences, It is the total number of bit positions at which two binary sequences of equal length differ. 3) Hamming Window: It is a taper formed by a weighted cosine used in digital signal processing for smoothing or reducing the discontinuity at the ends of a sampled window of data. So, the term 'Hamming' can refer to different concepts in different contexts but all related to computer science and information theory.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HAMMING
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hamming is ranked #78821 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hamming surname appeared 242 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hamming.
96.6% or 234 total occurrences were White.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hamming in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hamming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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