Online Calculate Text Entropy
Compute character-frequency entropy (Shannon entropy) of text. Higher entropy often means more random or diverse characters.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is text entropy?
- Entropy measures how evenly characters are distributed. High entropy: more variety and less predictable; low: repetitive or structured.
- What are bits per character?
- The result is in bits. Typical English text is around 4–5 bits per character; random text is higher (e.g. 8 for extended ASCII).
- What is it used for?
- Estimating randomness, comparing languages, or checking if data looks compressed or encoded.
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