rateless

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adjective

Describing a family of codes whose higher rate codes have codewords that are prefixes of those of the lower rate codes.

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Meanings

adjectiverateless (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsDescribing a family of codes whose higher rate codes have codewords that are prefixes of those of the lower rate codes.

Origin

From rate + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LassetertearlessTelessartesseraltesselar
Cite this entry
APA

rateless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rateless

MLA

“rateless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rateless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rateless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rateless.

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