Information entropy | Journey into information theory | Computer Science | Khan Academy
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Information entropy | Journey into information theory | Computer Science | Khan Academy

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Information Entropy explains Claude Shannon’s concept of measuring uncertainty in bits, showing how the probability of different outcomes determines predictability and the average number of questions needed to identify information.