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min-entropy

min-entropy noun: the smallest of the Rényi family of entropies, corresponding to the most conservative way of measuring the unpredictability of a set of outcomes, as the negative logarithm of the probability of the most likely outcome.

Noun

min-entropy (countable and uncountable, plural min-entropies)

  1. The smallest of the Rényi family of entropies, corresponding to the most conservative way of measuring the unpredictability of a set of outcomes, as the negative logarithm of the probability of the most likely outcome.

Forms of min-entropy

pluralmin-entropies

Origin of min-entropy

From minimum entropy.

Questions about min-entropy

What does min-entropy mean?
Min-entropy means the smallest of the Rényi family of entropies, corresponding to the most conservative way of measuring the unpredictability of a set of outcomes, as the negative logarithm of the probability of the most likely outcome.
What part of speech is min-entropy?
Min-entropy is a noun.
What is the plural of min-entropy?
The plural of min-entropy is min-entropies.

Words near min-entropy in the dictionary

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  2. Min Pin
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  5. min-entropies
  6. min-entropy
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  8. min-max
  9. min-maxed
  10. min-maxes
  11. min-maxing

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