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Entropy

Entropy measures the expected negative log probability under a distribution. Higher entropy indicates greater uncertainty within the chosen outcome space, not disorder in every informal sense.

H(p)=-\sum_i p_i\log p_i

Overview. Entropy measures the expected negative log probability under a distribution.

Context. Higher entropy indicates greater uncertainty within the chosen outcome space, not disorder in every informal sense.

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