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Here's the pattern: the Shannon entropy is biggest when the coin is fair. As it becomes more and more likely for one side to land up than the other, the entropy drops. You're more sure about what will happen... so you learn less, on average, from seeing what happens! (5/n) ([source](
https://twitter.com/johncarlosbaez/status/1546870850376282113))
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