External module "stats/base/dists/exponential/entropy/docs/types/index.d"

entropy

• entropy(lambda: number): number

• Returns the entropy of an exponential distribution.

  Notes

  • If provided a negative value for λ, the function returns NaN.

  Parameters

  • lambda: number

    rate parameter

  Returns number

  entropy

  Example

  var v = entropy( 9.0 );
  // returns ~-1.197

  Example

  var v = entropy( 1.0 );
  // returns 1.0

  Example

  var v = entropy( -0.2 );
  // returns NaN

  Example

  var v = entropy( NaN );
  // returns NaN