BCH code

Summary

BCH code ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• BCH code is credited with the discovery of Alexis Hocquenghem^[2].
• BCH code is credited with the discovery of Raj Chandra Bose^[3].
• BCH code is credited with the discovery of Dijen K. Ray-Chaudhuri^[4].
• Raj Chandra Bose is named after BCH code^[5].
• Dijen K. Ray-Chaudhuri is named after BCH code^[6].
• Alexis Hocquenghem is named after BCH code^[7].
• BCH code's subclass of is recorded as cyclic code^[8].
• BCH code's subclass of is recorded as alternant code^[9].
• BCH code's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b54c^[10].
• BCH code's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/BCH-code^[11].
• BCH code's studied by is recorded as coding theory^[12].
• BCH code's MathWorld ID is recorded as BCHCode^[13].
• BCH code's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as bch-codes^[14].
• BCH code's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 42276685^[15].
• BCH code's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C42276685^[16].
• BCH code's GitLab topic ID is recorded as bch+code^[17].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Alexis Hocquenghem^[2], a mathematician^[18], 1908–1990^[19], of France^[20]; Raj Chandra Bose^[3], a mathematician^[21], 1901–1987^[22], of India^[23], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[24]; and Dijen K. Ray-Chaudhuri^[4], a mathematician^[25], b. 1933^[26], of United States^[27], awarded the Euler Medal^[28], specialised in combinatorics^[29].

Why It Matters

BCH code ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]