Automated Digital Filter Synthesis with Canonical Signed Digit via Genetic Algorithms

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2026-0034 | Journal eISSN: 1314-4081 | Journal ISSN: 1311-9702 (formerly 1314-4081)
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