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Information content is defined by surprise or improbability, not repetition

Information content is defined by surprise or improbability, not repetition

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Sep 20, 20261 min read

Information content is defined by surprise or improbability, not repetition

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  • Discourses form coherent wholes through interlocking statements sharing strategy
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  • Extended sources twinkle less than point sources, revealing their size
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