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Entropy (information theory)

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Sometimes we do not know what will happen next.

Binary entropy plot.svg
Binary entropy plot.svg
A coin flip is a good guess. You might not know if it is heads or tails. A surprise gives us new information. How much do you like surprises? Can you guess what comes next?

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