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Hartley function

Hartley function proper noun: a measure of uncertainty. If a sample from a finite set A uniformly at random is picked, the information revealed after the outcome is known is given by the Hartley function H_0(A):=log_b|A|, where |A| denotes the cardinality of A.

Proper noun

the Hartley function

  1. A measure of uncertainty. If a sample from a finite set A uniformly at random is picked, the information revealed after the outcome is known is given by the Hartley function H_0(A):=log_b|A|, where |A| denotes the cardinality of A.

Origin of Hartley function

Introduced by Ralph Hartley in 1928.

Questions about Hartley function

What does Hartley function mean?
Hartley function means a measure of uncertainty. If a sample from a finite set A uniformly at random is picked, the information revealed after the outcome is known is given by the Hartley function H_0(A):=log_b|A|, where |A| denotes the cardinality of A.
What part of speech is Hartley function?
Hartley function is a proper noun.

Words near Hartley function in the dictionary

  1. Hartless
  2. hartlesse
  3. Hartlesses
  4. hartley
  5. Hartley County
  6. Hartley function
  7. Hartley oscillator
  8. Hartley oscillators
  9. Hartley transform
  10. Hartley transforms
  11. Hartley Vale

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