The Entropy of a Discrete Real Variable

The discrete Shannon entropy<em> H</em> was formulated only to measure indeterminacy effected through a set of probabilities, but the indeterminacy in a real-valued discrete variable depends on both the allowed outcomes x and the corresponding probabilities Þ. A fundament...

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Main Author: Scott Funkhouser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/14/8/1522