The more improbable the message, the less "compressible" it is, and the more bandwidth it requires. This is Shannon's point: the essence is its improbability.


Part One, Entropy, Randomness, Disorder, Uncertainty, p. 57 - Fortune's Formula (2005)

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The more improbable the message, the less compressible it is, and the more bandwidth it requires. This is Shannon's point: the essence is its...

The more improbable the message, the less compressible it is, and the more bandwidth it requires. This is Shannon's point: the essence is its...

The more improbable the message, the less compressible it is, and the more bandwidth it requires. This is Shannon's point: the essence is its...

The more improbable the message, the less compressible it is, and the more bandwidth it requires. This is Shannon's point: the essence is its...