Shannon Entropy: Measuring the Surprise in Every Message
Shannon entropy serves as a foundational measure of uncertainty or unpredictability in information, directly linking surprise to the core of communication systems. At its heart, higher entropy in a message means greater surprise upon reception—readers encountering unexpected content experience more informational impact. This concept, rooted in information theory, reveals that messages with low predictability carry …
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