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1. pjungw+Jk[view] [source] 2020-04-26 21:48:43
>>qqqqqu+(OP)
Entropy. Sometimes you read that it's a measure of randomness; sometimes, information. Aren't randomness and information opposites?
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2. itcrow+Pn[view] [source] 2020-04-26 22:17:23
>>pjungw+Jk
Let me give an analogy and then a solution to your paradox.

Temperature. Sometimes you read that it's a measure of warmth; sometimes cold. Aren't hot and cold opposites?

Yes, hot and cold are opposites, but in a way they give the same kind of information. That's also true for information and randomness. Specifically, little randomness means more (certain) information.

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