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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Information Theory''' β The mathematical study of the quantification, storage, and communication of information. * '''Claude Shannon''' β The "Father of Information Theory" who defined the mathematical bit. * '''Entropy (H)''' β The measure of uncertainty or randomness in a set of data. * '''Bit''' β The basic unit of information (a Binary Digit), representing a choice between two equally likely options (0 or 1). * '''Redundancy''' β The fraction of a message that is unnecessary and can be removed without losing information. * '''Source''' β The entity that generates a message (like a person or a computer). * '''Channel''' β The medium used to send information (like a wire, air, or fiber-optic cable). * '''Noise''' β Random interference that can corrupt a message during transmission. * '''Surprise''' β The mathematical property where rare events provide more information than common ones. * '''Binary Logarithm (logβ)''' β The mathematical tool used to calculate the number of bits needed to represent a choice. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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