SimonF comments on Explaining information theoretic vs thermodynamic entropy? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Allen 05 November 2010 02:04:36PM 2 points [-]

How about something like this:

You are allowed to choose and measure an atom or bit from from the system. The location you choose for each measurement must be unique within the set of measurements.

After you pick the location but before you make the measurement you must predict the result. How well can you predict these results?