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There are multiple different definitions of Entropy and usage. Boltzmann's and Gibbs's physical entropy is not strictly equivalent to information entropy of Shannon whereby legend says von Neumann told Shannon that call 'information capacity of a channel' entropy, as nobody knows it. A great reads from books of Arieh Ben-Naim is highly recommended.


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