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A distinct code is a code in which every source symbol is assigned a codeword different from the codewords assigned to all other symbols. No two symbols share the same binary string.

Conditions: Applies to a fixed code mapping symbols to codewords.; Requires pairwise inequality among all codewords in that code.

A distinct code is a code in which every source symbol is assigned a codeword different from the codewords assigned to all other symbols. No two symbols share the same binary string.

Conditions: Applies to a fixed code mapping symbols to codewords.; Requires pairwise inequality among all codewords in that code.