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AVERAGE INFORMATION CONTENT PER CHARACTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Theory
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- information rate per character
1, record 1, English, information%20rate%20per%20character
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mean entropy per character 2, record 1, English, mean%20entropy%20per%20character
correct, standardized, officially approved
- mean entropy 3, record 1, English, mean%20entropy
correct, standardized
- mean information content per character 4, record 1, English, mean%20information%20content%20per%20character
correct, standardized, officially approved
- average information content per character 2, record 1, English, average%20information%20content%20per%20character
correct, standardized, officially approved
- information rate 3, record 1, English, information%20rate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The mean per character of the entropy for all possible messages from a stationary message source. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.] 3, record 1, English, - information%20rate%20per%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The mean entropy per character may be expressed in a unit such as a shannon per character. 3, record 1, English, - information%20rate%20per%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
information rate per character; mean entropy per character; mean information content per character; average information content per character: terms standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 5, record 1, English, - information%20rate%20per%20character
Record 1, Key term(s)
- character information rate
- character mean entropy
- character mean information content
- character average information content
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie de l'information
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entropie moyenne par caractère
1, record 1, French, entropie%20moyenne%20par%20caract%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- entropie moyenne 2, record 1, French, entropie%20moyenne
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moyenne par caractère de l'entropie étendue à tous les messages issus d'une source de messages stationnaire. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.] 2, record 1, French, - entropie%20moyenne%20par%20caract%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La valeur de l'entropie moyenne par caractère peut être exprimée à l'aide d'une unité telle que le shannon par caractère. 2, record 1, French, - entropie%20moyenne%20par%20caract%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
entropie moyenne par caractère : terme normalisé par l’ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 3, record 1, French, - entropie%20moyenne%20par%20caract%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
entropie moyenne : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - entropie%20moyenne%20par%20caract%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teoría de la información
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- entropía media por carácter
1, record 1, Spanish, entrop%C3%ADa%20media%20por%20car%C3%A1cter
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- promedio de volumen de información por carácter 1, record 1, Spanish, promedio%20de%20volumen%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n%20por%20car%C3%A1cter
correct, masculine noun
- información promedio por carácter 2, record 1, Spanish, informaci%C3%B3n%20promedio%20por%20car%C3%A1cter
correct, feminine noun
- promedio de información por carácter 1, record 1, Spanish, promedio%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n%20por%20car%C3%A1cter
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En la teoría de la información, es la media por carácter, de la entropía de todos los mensajes posibles desde una fuente de mensajes estacionaria. 3, record 1, Spanish, - entrop%C3%ADa%20media%20por%20car%C3%A1cter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La entropía media por carácter puede expresarse en una unidad como «shannon» por carácter. 3, record 1, Spanish, - entrop%C3%ADa%20media%20por%20car%C3%A1cter
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