Rényi entropy

noun

A quantity that generalizes various notions of entropy, including Hartley entropy, Shannon entropy, collision entropy, and min-entropy.

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Meanings

nounRényi entropy (countable and uncountable, plural Rényi entropies)

plural Rényi entropies

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA quantity that generalizes various notions of entropy, including Hartley entropy, Shannon entropy, collision entropy, and min-entropy.

Origin

Named after Alfréd Rényi (1921–1970), Hungarian mathematician.

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Rényi entropy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%A9nyi%20entropy

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rényi entropy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%A9nyi%20entropy.

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