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PROMEDIO VOLUMEN INFORMACION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Theory
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

The mean value of the information measure conveyed by the occurrence of any one of a finite number of mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive events of definite probabilities.

OBS

negentropy. Deprecated term for entropy.

OBS

entropy; mean information content; average information content: terms and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie de l'information
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Valeur moyenne de la mesure de l'information apportée par la réalisation d'un événement quelconque d'un ensemble fini et exhaustif d'événements s'excluant mutuellement et de probabilités définies.

OBS

entropie : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO; uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teoría de la información
  • Matemáticas para computación
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