Returns the entropy of a Bernoulli distribution.
p < 0
p > 1
NaN
success probability
entropy
var v = entropy( 0.1 ); // returns ~0.325
var v = entropy( 0.5 ); // returns ~0.693
var v = entropy( 0.9 ); // returns ~0.325
var v = entropy( 1.1 ); // returns NaN
var v = entropy( NaN ); // returns NaN
Returns the entropy of a Bernoulli distribution.
Notes
p < 0
orp > 1
, the function returnsNaN
.