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mutual information

mutual information noun: a measure of the entropic (informational) correlation between two random variables.

Noun

mutual information (usually uncountable, plural mutual informations)

  1. (error-lua-exec, usually) A measure of the entropic (informational) correlation between two random variables.
    • From these lists, all combinations of the four major parts of speech were extracted and each phrase was checked for the frequency, dispersion and range criteria respectively. Those that passed the criteria thresholds then had their mutual information scores computed using the tool Collocate...2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI...

Forms of mutual information

pluralmutual informations

Questions about mutual information

What does mutual information mean?
Mutual information means a measure of the entropic (informational) correlation between two random variables.
What part of speech is mutual information?
Mutual information is a noun.
What is the plural of mutual information?
The plural of mutual information is mutual informations.

Words near mutual information in the dictionary

  1. mutual fund
  2. mutual funds
  3. mutual inductance
  4. mutual inductances
  5. mutual induction
  6. mutual information
  7. mutual informations
  8. mutual insurance
  9. mutual masturbation
  10. mutual masturbations
  11. mutual organization

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