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171-07-11
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Language:
en
Status:
Standard
Term:
shannon
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Symbol:
Sh
Definition:
unit of logarithmic measure of
information
equal to the
decision content
of a set of two mutually exclusive events, expressed as a logarithm to base two
Note 1 to entry: The shannon is the most frequently used unit in information theory.
Publication
date
:
2019-03-29
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Domain5:
unit of logarithmic measure of
information
equal to the
decision content
of a set of two mutually exclusive events, expressed as a logarithm to base two
Note 1 to entry: The shannon is the most frequently used unit in information theory.