<s>
In	O
telecommunication	O
,	O
an	O
n-ary	B-Protocol
code	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
code	O
that	O
has	O
n	O
significant	O
conditions	O
,	O
where	O
n	O
is	O
a	O
positive	O
integer	O
greater	O
than	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integer	O
substituted	O
for	O
n	O
indicates	O
the	O
specific	O
number	O
of	O
significant	O
conditions	O
,	O
i.e.	O
,	O
quantization	B-Algorithm
states	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prefix	O
that	O
indicates	O
an	O
integer	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
"	O
bin	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
tern	O
,	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
quatern	O
"	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
a	O
numeral	O
,	O
to	O
produce	O
"	O
binary	O
"	O
,	O
"	B-Protocol
ternary	I-Protocol
"	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
"	O
quaternary	O
"	O
(	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
4	O
states	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
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