English Explanatory Dictionary

Shannon information

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A basic quantity derived from the probability of a particular event occurring from a random variable.

Word forms

Shannon information

Etymology

Named after Claude Shannon.

Synonyms

surprisal
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