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

entropy

• entropy(a: number, b: number): number

• Returns the differential entropy of a uniform distribution.

  Notes

  • If provided a >= b, the function returns NaN.

  Parameters

  • a: number

    minimum support

  • b: number

    maximum support

  Returns number

  differential entropy

  Example

  var v = entropy( 0.0, 1.0 );
  // returns 0.0

  Example

  var v = entropy( 4.0, 12.0 );
  // returns ~2.079

  Example

  var v = entropy( -4.0, 4.0 );
  // returns ~2.079

  Example

  var v = entropy( 1.0, -0.1 );
  // returns NaN

  Example

  var v = entropy( 2.0, NaN );
  // returns NaN

  Example

  var v = entropy( NaN, 2.0 );
  // returns NaN