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Math Formula Information

Formula: ∑ − log 2 ⁡ ( p i ) = − log 2 ⁡ ( 0.6 ) − log 2 ⁡ ( 0.1 ) − log 2 ⁡ ( 0.1 ) = 7.381  bits {\displaystyle \sum -\log _{2}(p_{i})=-\log _{2}(0.6)-\log _{2}(0.1)-\log _{2}(0.1)=7.381{\text{ bits}}}

Name: arithmetic coding

Description: form of entropy encoding used in lossless data compression

Elements of the Formula

binary logarithm − log 2 ⁡ ( p i ) {\displaystyle -\log _{2}(p_{i})} mathematical function

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