A measure of interstimulus variability; two or more identical stimuli on the screen would produce an entropy value of 1.0, and this value would increase as a function of the more different stimuli that are visible.
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(2012). Entropy. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_2150
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