Shannon information
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Shannon information
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Named after Claude Shannon.
noun
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A basic quantity derived from the probability of a particular event occurring from a random variable.
Similar: surprisal
Talk about this word "Shannon information." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shannon%20information. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Shannon information. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shannon%20information "Shannon information." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shannon%20information.Cite this
@misc{shannon_information_2026,
title = {Shannon information},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shannon%20information},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
