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Why is the block size chosen to be q-1 for Reed-Solomon codes?
Well, the Reed Solomon code in the polynomial evaluation framework is given by a polynomial of degree $d=k-1,$ say $f$ over $GF(q).$ A typical codeword is
$$
(f(x_1),\ldots,f(x_n))
$$
where $x_i$ are ...
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