Question: Suppose we have an optimal prefix code on a set C = {0, 1, . . . n 1} of characters and we wish

Suppose we have an optimal prefix code on a set C = {0, 1, . . . n – 1} of characters and we wish to transmit this code using as few bits as possible. Show how to represent any optimal prefix code on C using only 2n - 1 + n ⌈lg n⌋ bits. 

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