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Javascript implementation of a Shannon entropy calculation in bits per symbol
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| // entropy.js MIT License © 2014 James Abney https://github.com/jabney | |
| /*************************************** | |
| * ES2015 | |
| ***************************************/ | |
| // Shannon entropy in bits per symbol. | |
| function entropy(str) { | |
| const len = str.length | |