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Comment by kgwgk

> Entropy isn't a function of imperfect knowledge. It's a function of the possible states of a system and their probability distributions.

There are no probability distributions over possible states when there is perfect knowledge of the state.

> Quantum mechanics

Entropy is also zero for a pure quantum state. You won’t have entropy without imperfect knowledge.

parent kgwgk 1 year ago

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