Rényi entropy

family of diversity measures generalising Shannon entropy
Class type of: information entropy Q1433083

Facts

7 properties
Defining formula
H_\alpha(X)=\frac1{1-\alpha}\ln\left(\sum_{i=1}^np_i^\alpha\right)[4]
In defining formula
H_\alpha[8]
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🏷️ Also known as
en Renyi entropy en Rényi entropy cs Rényiho entropie de Renyi-Entropie de Rényi-Entropie es entropía de Rényi fr entropie de Rényi fr Entropie de Renyi he אנטרופיית רניי ja レニーエントロピー ja レニー・エントロピー ko 레니 엔트로피 ru Энтропия Реньи uk ентропія Реньї zh 雷尼熵
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C142611142
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
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Summary

Rényi entropy is a scientific theory[1].

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