# Hamming distance

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Given two strings of equal length, the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols differ; it therefore indicates the minimum number of substitutions required to change one string into the other.

## Etymology
Named after American mathematician Richard Hamming (1915–1998).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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