shannonbiologist: Claude Shannon: Biologist
answers to questions
What is the maximum number of gumballs that could be in each machine?
(51/6)
3
= 614
If these gumballs represented a communications system, how many bits do they represent?
log
2
614 = 9.3 bits. See the
Information Theory Primer
for how to compute log base 2.
Schneider Lab
origin: 2005 Dec 28
updated: 2005 Dec 28