On the Measurement of Randomness (Uncertainty): A More Informative Entropy
As a measure of randomness or uncertainty, the Boltzmann–Shannon entropy H has become one of the most widely used summary measures of a variety of attributes (characteristics) in different disciplines. This paper points out an often overlooked limitation of H: comparisons between differences in H-va...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/18/5/159 |