##  [Source Coding](/source-coding) 

  ##  [Source Coding](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/source-coding-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

Process that maps a stochastic information source to a sequence of code symbols to reduce the average number of bits required to represent the source by identifying and removing statistical or structural redundancy at the source; includes both lossless and lossy mappings and is specified with respect to a source model, an allowable distortion criterion (if any), and implementation constraints.