Dyadic distribution
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A dyadic (or 2-adic) distribution is a specific type of discrete probability distribution that is of some theoretical importance in data compression.
Definition
[edit | edit source]A dyadic distribution is a probability distribution whose probability mass function is
where is some whole number.
It is possible to find a binary code defined on this distribution, which has an average code length that is equal to the entropy.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Cover, T.M., Joy A. Thomas, J.A. (2006) Elements of information theory, Wiley. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Cover, T.M., Joy A. Thomas, J.A. (2006) Elements of information theory, Wiley. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).