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QuoteRef: shanCE1_1951
Topic:
text compression
Topic:
natural language as communication
Reference
Shannon, C.E., "Prediction and entropy of printed English", Bell System Technical Journal, 30, January 1951, pp. 50-64. Google
abstract ;;Quote: about 75% redundancy in English, even in reverse order; estimated the entropy as 1 bit per letter
Topic: text compression (17 items)
Topic: natural language as communication (34 items)