Negafibonacci coding

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In mathematics, negafibonacci coding is a universal code which encodes nonzero integers into binary code words. It is similar to Fibonacci coding, except that it allows both positive and negative integers to be represented. All codes end with "11" and have no "11" before the end.

Encoding method

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To encode a nonzero integer X:

  1. Calculate the largest (or smallest) encodeable number with N bits by summing the odd (or even) negafibonacci numbers from 1 to N.
  2. When it is determined that N bits is just enough to contain X, subtract the Nth negafibonacci number from X, keeping track of the remainder, and put a one in the Nth bit of the output.
  3. Working downward from the Nth bit to the first one, compare each of the corresponding negafibonacci numbers to the remainder. Subtract it from the remainder if the absolute value of the difference is less, AND if the next higher bit does not already have a one in it. A one is placed in the appropriate bit if the subtraction is made, or a zero if not.
  4. Put a one in the N+1th bit to finish.

To decode a token in the code, remove the last "1", assign the remaining bits the values 1, −1, 2, −3, 5, −8, 13... (the negafibonacci numbers), and add the "1" bits.

Negafibonacci representation

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Negafibonacci coding is closely related to negafibonacci representation, a positional numeral system sometimes used by mathematicians. The negafibonacci code for a particular nonzero integer is exactly that of the integer's negafibonacci representation, except with the order of its digits reversed and an additional "1" appended to the end. The negafibonacci code for all negative numbers has an odd number of digits, while those of all positive numbers have an even number of digits.

Table

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The code for the integers from −11 to 11 is given below.

Number Negafibonacci representation Negafibonacci code
−11 101000 0001011
−10 101001 1001011
−9 100010 0100011
−8 100000 0000011
−7 100001 1000011
−6 100100 0010011
−5 100101 1010011
−4 1010 01011
−3 1000 00011
−2 1001 10011
−1 10 011
0 0 (cannot be encoded)
1 1 11
2 100 0011
3 101 1011
4 10010 010011
5 10000 000011
6 10001 100011
7 10100 001011
8 10101 101011
9 1001010 01010011
10 1001000 00010011
11 1001001 10010011

See also

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References

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Works cited

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  • Knuth, Donald (2008). Negafibonacci Numbers and the Hyperbolic Plane. Annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America. San Jose, California.
  • Knuth, Donald (2009). The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4, Fascicle 1: Bitwise Tricks & Techniques; Binary Decision Diagrams. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-321-58050-4. In the pre-publication draft of section 7.1.3 see in particular pp. 36–39.
  • Margenstern, Maurice (2008). Cellular Automata in Hyperbolic Spaces. Advances in unconventional computing and cellular automata. Vol. 2. Archives contemporaines. p. 79. ISBN 9782914610834.