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Complexity science

choosing the probability distribution with the greatest entropy consistent with known constraints, as the least biased inference.

In complexity science, maximum entropy principle refers to choosing the probability distribution with the greatest entropy consistent with known constraints, as the least biased inference. This meaning comes from Jaynes (1957) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Jaynes, E. T. (1957). Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics. Physical Review, 106(4), 620-630. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.106.620

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