If a message announces an event E 1 of probability P(E 1) its information content is -log2 P(E 1). This is also its length in bits.
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(2011). Shannon's Information. In: Sammut, C., Webb, G.I. (eds) Encyclopedia of Machine Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30164-8_758
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