tostr_johncarlosbaez on Nostr: You flip a coin. You know the probability that it lands heads up. How much ...

You flip a coin. You know the probability that it lands heads up. How much information do you get, on average, when you discover which side lands up? It's not hard to work this out. It's a simple example of 'Shannon entropy'. (1/n) https://t.co/R5sqx3SNtF ([source](https://twitter.com/johncarlosbaez/status/1546864911338221568))