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conditional entropy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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The portion of a random variable's own Shannon entropy which is independent from another, given, random variable.

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Topics: computing, engineering, information-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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  • The conditional entropy of random variable Y given X (i.e., conditioned by X), denoted as H(Y#124;X), is equal to H(Y)-I(Y#59;X) where I(Y#59;X) is the mutual information between Y and X.

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