An axiomatic definition of shannon's ent
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K.K. Nambiar; Pramod K. Varma; Vandana Saroch
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Article
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1992
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Elsevier Science
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English
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An axiomatic definition of Shannon's entropy H is suggested under the assumption that it is an analytic function. From the two simple axioms given, H = -Cpk log pk follows in a straightforward manner.