IMPROBABILITY (Degree of)
Charles François (2004). IMPROBABILITY (Degree of), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1624.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1624 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
The degree of improbability of a system is proportional to the complexity of the interrelations among its elements and to the number of its possible states (variety). It measures the quantity of information that should be needed to assemble it and the improbability that could be introduced by random action.
Thus improbability is not related only to synchronic structure, but altogether with its diachronic variations.