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Comment author: David_Chapman 14 September 2013 09:10:04PM 2 points [-]

Thanks, Jonathan, yes, that's how I understand it.

Jaynes' discussion motivates A_p as an efficiency hack that allows you to save memory by forgetting some details. That's cool, although not the point I'm trying to make here.