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May 12, 2023 at 1:02 answer added Charles timeline score: 2
Jun 14, 2016 at 8:40 comment added Piotr Migdal @NickCox Sure, base 2 is convenient and common. However, it seems that OP thinks that its a defining feature of Shannon entropy (vs other entropies).
Jun 13, 2016 at 14:49 comment added Nick Cox @PiotrMigdal: "nothing to do with base 2" is perhaps misleading: as you say, base 2 is not compulsory but people in various fields regard it as standard or even most appropriate.
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Jan 27, 2015 at 12:34 comment added Piotr Migdal Shannon entropy has nothing to do with base 2. You can express it with any base (though for 2 you get bits as units; but many people use $e$, as it is easier for some calculations).
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