Understanding Shannon's Entropy metric for Information

Sriram Vajapeyam

Understanding Shannon's Entropy metric for Information

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arxiv 1405.2061 v1 pith:J4E5MKIB submitted 2014-03-24 cs.IT math.IT

Understanding Shannon's Entropy metric for Information

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Shannon's metric of "Entropy" of information is a foundational concept of information theory. This article is a primer for novices that presents an intuitive way of understanding, remembering, and/or reconstructing Shannon's Entropy metric for information.

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