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Information theory

bound linking the probability of error in estimating a variable from an observation to the conditional entropy that remains, used in converse proofs.

In information theory, Fano's inequality refers to bound linking the probability of error in estimating a variable from an observation to the conditional entropy that remains, used in converse proofs. This meaning comes from Fano (1961) in Transmission of information.[1]

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References

Fano, R. M. (1961). Transmission of information. The MIT Press. ISBN 9780262561693

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