Bits and q-bits as versatility measures

Using Shannon information theory is a common strategy to measure any kind of variability in a signal or phenomenon. Some methods were developed to adapt information entropy measures to bird song data trying to emphasize its versatility aspect. This classical approach, using the concept of bit, produ...

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Main Author: José R.C. Piqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2004-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
bit
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652004000200035