Question 3 What is the entropy of your name (first name + surname)? first name=Faris surname= Almalky

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What is the entropy of your name (first name + surname)?

first name=Faris

surname= Almalky

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Step 1: Identify all the distinct characters of your name

Your Name: Faris Almalky

Distinct Characters in your name are: 

  • f
  • a
  • r
  • i
  • s
  • l
  • m
  • k
  • y
Step 2: Make the probabilty table of all the distinct characters of your name
Character  Count Probability 
a 3 3/12
l 2 2/12
f 1 1/12
r 1 1/12
i 1 1/12
s 1 1/12
m 1 1/12
k 1 1/12
y 1 1/12
Total 12 1.00

 

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