Question: Derive Eq. (4.70) for the average number of bits per symbol in a long message constructed from N distinct symbols, where the frequency of occurrence

Derive Eq. (4.70) for the average number of bits per symbol in a long message constructed from N distinct symbols, where the frequency of occurrence of symbol n is pn.


N 1 = L-Pn log Pn n=1 (4.70)

N 1 = L-Pn log Pn n=1 (4.70)

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