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Quantification method of classification processes. Concept of structural $$a$$-entropy. (English) Zbl 0178.22401
Authors’ abstract: The aim of this paper is to form a quantificatory theory of classificatory processes. A concept of structural $$a$$-entropy is defined and its form is derived.
Reviewer: I. M. Chakravarti

##### MSC:
 94A15 Information theory (general) 94A17 Measures of information, entropy
##### Keywords:
entropy; information entropy
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