• In network science, the network entropy is a disorder measure derived from information theory to describe the level of randomness and the amount of information...
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    In information theory, the entropy of a random variable quantifies the average level of uncertainty or information associated with the variable's potential...
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    to normality. It is also known as negative entropy or syntropy. The concept and phrase "negative entropy" was introduced by Erwin Schrödinger in his...
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  • pipe network analysis has recently been developed, based on the maximum entropy method of Jaynes. In this method, a continuous relative entropy function...
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  • Entropy networks have been investigated in many research areas, on the assumption that entropy can be measured in a network. The embodiment of the network...
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  • In information theory, the cross-entropy between two probability distributions p {\displaystyle p} and q {\displaystyle q} , over the same underlying...
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    Entropy is a scientific concept, most commonly associated with states of disorder, randomness, or uncertainty. The term and the concept are used in diverse...
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    In information theory, the conditional entropy quantifies the amount of information needed to describe the outcome of a random variable Y {\displaystyle...
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  • Residual entropy is the difference in entropy between a non-equilibrium state and crystal state of a substance close to absolute zero. This term is used...
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  • entropy states that the probability distribution which best represents the current state of knowledge about a system is the one with largest entropy,...
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  • statistics, the Kullback–Leibler (KL) divergence (also called relative entropy and I-divergence), denoted D KL ( P ∥ Q ) {\displaystyle D_{\text{KL}}(P\parallel...
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  • entropy of X. The above definition of transfer entropy has been extended by other types of entropy measures such as Rényi entropy. Transfer entropy is...
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    A computer network is a collection of communicating computers and other devices, such as printers and smart phones. In order to communicate, the computers...
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    Network topology is the arrangement of the elements (links, nodes, etc.) of a communication network. Network topology can be used to define or describe...
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  • Entropy's network is called drand, (short for decentralized randomness). Active members of the League currently include Arbitrand, Automata Network,...
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    A telecommunications network is a group of nodes interconnected by telecommunications links that are used to exchange messages between the nodes. The...
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    A social network is a social structure consisting of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), networks of dyadic ties, and other...
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    _{G}(x)\ln(1-D(x))\right].} The integrand is just the negative cross-entropy between two Bernoulli random variables with parameters ρ ref ( x ) {\displaystyle...
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  • concept of entropy is central, Shannon was persuaded to employ the same term 'entropy' for his measure of uncertainty. Information entropy is often presumed...
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  • dynamic Bayesian network, the conditional distribution for the hidden state's temporal evolution is commonly specified to maximize the entropy rate of the...
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    process." The second law of thermodynamics establishes the concept of entropy as a physical property of a thermodynamic system. It predicts whether processes...
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    secure pseudorandom number generator (CSPRNG). The CSPRNG is seeded with entropy (a value that provides randomness) from environmental noise, collected...
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  • HAVEGE algorithm through haveged to pool entropy. In some systems, network interrupts can be used as an entropy source as well. OpenBSD has integrated cryptography...
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  • the calculation of entropy. A deep neural network (DNN) can be used to estimate the joint entropy and called Neural Joint Entropy Estimator (NJEE). Practically...
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  • and electrical engineering. A key measure in information theory is entropy. Entropy quantifies the amount of uncertainty involved in the value of a random...
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    Hillard (2013). "Dynamical Structure of a Traditional Amazonian Social Network". Entropy. 15 (12): 4932–4955. arXiv:1307.0516. Bibcode:2013Entrp..15.4932H...
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  • In network theory, the Braunstein–Ghosh–Severini entropy (BGS entropy) of a network is the von Neumann entropy of a density matrix given by a normalized...
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  • Research concerning the relationship between the thermodynamic quantity entropy and both the origin and evolution of life began around the turn of the...
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    and network science, network theory is a part of graph theory. It defines networks as graphs where the vertices or edges possess attributes. Network theory...
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  • an entropic force acting in a system is an emergent phenomenon resulting from the entire system's statistical tendency to increase its entropy, rather...
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