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viterbi algorithm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
viter-bi al-go-rithm
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A dynamic programming algorithm for finding the most likely sequence of hidden states (the Viterbi path) that results in a sequence of observed events.

Etymology

Named after Italian–American electrical engineer Andrew Viterbi (1935–), who proposed it in 1967 as a decoding algorithm for convolutional codes over noisy digital communication links.

Questions

What does viterbi algorithm mean?
A dynamic programming algorithm for finding the most likely sequence of hidden states (the Viterbi path) that results in a sequence of observed events.
Where does viterbi algorithm come from?
Named after Italian–American electrical engineer Andrew Viterbi (1935–), who proposed it in 1967 as a decoding algorithm for convolutional codes over noisy digital communication links.

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