If we extend now the words table to contain more than 30 words so the compression rate will be grater but in contrast the Huffman code will be larger.
What does HC stand for?
HC stands for Huffman Code (coding scheme)
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While Huffman has already known that the average code length is asymptotically equal to the entropy of the source, the asymptotic performance of the Huffman code is still not fully understood.
He describes in detail cryptographic protocols, key management, message authentication, applications such as email and Internet security, new wrinkles in noncryptographic security issues such as hacking and cybercrime, and closes with very useful descriptions of information theory and coding including Huffman codes.