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The Kolmogorov complexity of a string s is equal to the length of the shortest program computing s and halting. Measures the lack of structure in a string.

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Difference between "information" and "useful information" in algorithmic information theory

According to Wikipedia: Informally, from the point of view of algorithmic information theory, the information content of a string is equivalent to the length of the shortest possible self-containe …
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