Timeline for How do we understand the relationship between independent probabilities and real-world independence?
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| Jun 29, 2023 at 17:07 | comment | added | Owen | Yes. The important part is that entropy maximization is true in physics, explaining why the real world produces probabilities that match the arithmetic definition of independence. | |
| Jun 29, 2023 at 13:21 | comment | added | Romke Bontekoe | The entropy can be regarded as the amount of missing information. Any known dependence or correlation between A and B reduces the amount of missing information. Thus, no correlation or dependence maximizes the entropy. | |
| Jun 29, 2023 at 12:15 | history | notice added | Tim | Needs detailed answers | |
| Jun 29, 2023 at 12:09 | history | answered | Owen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |