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Rényi entropy
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- In information theory, Rényi entropy, an extension of Shannon entropy, is a means of quantifying the entropy of a system. Entropy characterizes how much information, on average, is gained when we learn the value of a random variable.
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Metaphone: RNYNTRP
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