On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 11:07 AM Alan Grayson <agrayson2...@gmail.com> wrote:
*> Here's an easier question: when Boltzmann defined entropy as S = k * log > N, why the log; why not just k*N? AG* > Because if you define Entropy with a log in there then it is additive for independent sources; the Entropy of a coin toss is 1 bit so the Entropy of 10 coin tosses is 10 bits. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2jjNfrDcWoRDRoofiTnQQWwqd%3DheLUcaD%2BnY8TYtuJmA%40mail.gmail.com.
