Large alphabets: Finite, infinite, and scaling models

How can we effectively model situations with large alphabets? On a pragmatic level, any engineered system, be it for inference, communication, or encryption, requires working with a finite number of symbols. Therefore, the most straight-forward model is a finite alphabet. However, to emphasize the d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ohannessian, Mesrob I., Dahleh, Munther A.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/86079
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1470-2148