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Apr27-12, 04:22 PM   #1
 

Notation Question in Information Theory


Hey,

I'm trying to read a paper that has some information theory in it and am a little confused by the notation.

They write:

8•3 bits plus or minus 2•0 bits, etc.

What does the dot notation mean?

Thanks
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