On the entropy of kiswahili

Authors

• LUHANGA M.L, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFollow
• T.G.B. NYAMBO, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFollow

Section

Physical Sciences

Abstract

Cover and King’s gambling approach to the estimation of the entropy of English is used to estimate the entropy of Kiswahili. Experimental results obtained show that Kiswahili has average entropy of approximately 1.76.

Recommended Citation

M.L, LUHANGA and NYAMBO, T.G.B. (1992) "On the entropy of kiswahili," Tanzania Journal of Science: Vol. 18: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at:https://doi.org/10.65085/2507-7961.2407

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