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    Machine learning foundations· 1957

    Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics

    Edwin T. Jaynes (first author) · 1957

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    DOI 10.1103/physrev.106.620OpenAlex W2032558547

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    Established maximum entropy as a principled framework for inference from incomplete knowledge.

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    1957 (from OpenAlex)
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    12,938 citations, as counted by OpenAlex (CC0)
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    0.270 · computed rank 678 · consensus 0.22, must-read 0, citations percentile 0.583 (pre-1970 · foundations), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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