Hamming distances of groups and quasi-groups (Q5937931)

If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are two \(n\)-ary operations on a finite set \(\Omega\), then the Hamming distance of \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) is defined by \(\text{dist}(\alpha,\beta)=|\{(u_1,\dots,u_n)\in\Omega^n:\alpha(u_1,\dots,u_n)\neq\beta(u_1,\dots,u_n)\}|\). The author discusses Hamming distances of algebraic objects with binary operations. He also explains how the distance set of two quasigroups yields a 2-complex, and points out a connection with dissections of equilateral triangles.