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Information theory

bounded metric between probability distributions based on the integrated squared difference of their square-root densities.

In information theory, Hellinger distance refers to bounded metric between probability distributions based on the integrated squared difference of their square-root densities. This meaning comes from Hellinger (1909) in Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik.[1]

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References

  1. Hellinger, E. (1909). Neue Begründung der Theorie quadratischer Formen von unendlichvielen Veränderlichen. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 1909(136), 210-271. https://doi.org/10.1515/crll.1909.136.210

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