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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAY CODE

Named after Frank Gray, 20th-century American physicist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAY CODE

Gray code play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAY CODE

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Gray code is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAY CODE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gray code

Gray code

The reflected binary code, also known as Gray code after Frank Gray, is a binary numeral system where two successive values differ in only one bit. The reflected binary code was originally designed to prevent spurious output from electromechanical switches. Today, Gray codes are widely used to facilitate error correction in digital communications such as digital terrestrial television and some cable TV systems.

Definition of Gray code in the English dictionary

The definition of Gray code in the dictionary is a modification of a number system, esp a binary code, in which any adjacent pair of numbers, in counting order, differ in their digits at one position only, the absolute difference being the value 1.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAY CODE

Gravol
gravure
gravy
gravy boat
gravy train
gray
Gray´s Inn

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAY CODE

access code
area code
bar code
binary code
character code
code
colour code
country code
criminal code
dress code
ethical code
genetic code
Morse code
national code
penal code
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STD code
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Synonyms and antonyms of Gray code in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gray code» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAY CODE

Find out the translation of Gray code to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gray code from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gray code» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

格雷码
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

código Gray
570 millions of speakers

English

Gray code
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रे कोड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كود الرمادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

код Грея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

código de Gray
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রে কোড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

code Gray
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kod kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gray-Code
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グレーコード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그레이 코드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kode abu-abu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

mã màu xám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாம்பல் குறியீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रे कोड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gri kod
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

codice Gray
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kod szary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

код Грея
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cod Gray
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Gray κώδικα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gray -kode
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gray-kod
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gray kode
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gray code

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAY CODE»

Discover the use of Gray code in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gray code and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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2000 Solved Problems in Digital Electronics
GRAY CODE The Gray code belongs to a class of codes called minimum change code. Successive coded characters never differ in more than one-bit. The Gray code is an unweighted code. Because of this the Gray code is not suitable for ...
Bali, 2005
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FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL CIRCUITS
The MSB of the binary number is the same as the MSB of the Gray code number; record it. 2. Add the MSB of the binary to the next significant bit of the Gray code, i.e. X-OR them; record the sum and ignore the carry. 3. Add the 2nd bit of the ...
A. ANAND KUMAR, 2009
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Digital Electronics And Logic Design
2.6 Gray Code Answer following questions after reading this topic. 1. What is gray code ? [May-2007] 2. Write a short note on properties and applications of gray code. 3. Convert given binary number to its equivalent gray code ? 4. Convert ...
A.P.Godse, D.A.Godse, 2009
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Introduction to Microcontrollers: Architecture, Programming, ...
Write a shortest assembly language subroutine in which a number i is passed in accumulator D and which leaves the Gray code number i in D (i.e., it encodes the Gray code from binary). See the discussion below for useful information about ...
G. Jack Lipovski, 2004
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Encyclopaedia of Mathematics: An Updated and Annotated ...
GRAMMAR SYSTEM Gh. Paun MSC1991: 68Q45, 68Q50, 68Q10 GRAY CODE - Let Bn denote the set of all TV = 2" binary strings of length n. A Gray code of order n is a sequence B0, • • • , BN-\ of elements of Bn in which every successive ...
Michiel Hazewinkel, 1997
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The Industrial Electronics Handbook
Our next step is to define a defrule construct that uses the change-which-bit function to change the iteration and gray-code facts when an appropriate point has been reached. This rule is shown following. (defrule next-gray-code (declare  ...
J. David Irwin, 1997
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Modern Digital Electronics 4E
(i) A 1-bit Gray code has two code words 0 and 1 representing decimal numbers 0 and 1 respectively (ii) An H-bit (n > 2) Gray code will have first 2"~l Gray codes of (n - l)-bits written in order with a leading 0 appended. (iii) The last 2"~x Gray ...
Jain, 2010
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Beyond Measure: A Guided Tour Through Nature, Myth, and Number
Gray code is a system which avoids this problem [Gard3]. The numbers 1-31 are represented in column 4 of Table 15.1 in Gray Code. The sequence of numbers is organized so that only a single digit changes its value from one integer to the ...
Jay Kappraff, 2002
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Switching Theory and Logic Design
Gray code is also known as 'reflected code', because n-bit gray code can be generated by reflecting the (n—1)st bit code. The Table 1.13 shows the bit pattern assigned for gray code from decimal 0 to decimal 15. Table 1.13. Gray code ...
M.V. Subramanyam, 2005
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Digital Electonics
1.12.5 Gray Code Gray code is a special case of unit-distance code. In unit- distance code, bit patterns for two consecutive numbers differ in only one bit position. These codes are also called cyclic codes. The Table 1.10 shows the bit patterns ...
A.P. Godse, D.A. Godse, D.A. Godse, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAY CODE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Gray code is used in the context of the following news items.
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Op-Ed: The Tale of Two Escapees
You have heard of the blue code of silence, in corrections it is often called the gray code of silence, but it conveys the same, you do not tell on ... «Eyes On News, Jun 15»
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Bay Harbor Islands changes rule for new condos
“Don't turn it into a gray code,” Gualda said. “Keep it black and white.” Wernick's request also did not sit well with Councilwoman Stephanie ... «MiamiHerald.com, Oct 14»
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Basics of rotary encoders: Overview and new technologies
The disc produces Gray code output — named after Bell Labs physicist Frank Gray — a binary numeral system for which (unlike straight binary) ... «Machine Design, May 14»
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State of Automation
You can set up one hot encoding, gray code encoding, outputs that are stored instead of derived from the state variable, and different types of ... «Dr. Dobb's, Apr 14»
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Omnibus cuts IRS budget, bans funds from being used to target …
It's a gray code, Marianna Dyson of Miller & Chevalier told Morning Tax. “The straightforwardness of the statutory argument and the fact that the ... «Politico, Jan 14»
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Harvard approves student group devoted to kinky sex on campus
A gray code is for unofficial events publicized by the group's e-mail list but not endorsed by the group. Such events are privately planned and ... «WTVR, Dec 12»
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Languages, Assemble!
I wrote this code for for an exercise to control a stepper motor with gray code. The motor was small and low-power enough to be run directly off ... «Science 2.0, Oct 12»
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Chandler residents welcome graffiti removal
He logs 50 miles a day in a pickup truck, carrying eight paint colors and a powerful paint spray engine called Gray Code 3400, he said. «Arizona Republic, May 11»
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TT electronics BI Technologies Develops Compact Single- and Dual …
“The EN08 Series digital encoders feature a 2-bit Gray code,” said Richard Hsieh, marketing director for TT electronics BI Technologies. “These ... «PRLog.Org, Mar 11»
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Industrial Encoders for Dummies - Second Edition
Updates to the second edition include in-depth explanations of resolution versus accuracy, natural binary versus gray code, and how to choose ... «Product Design & Development, Aug 10»

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