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Real.binEntropy

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The [binary entropy function](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_entropy_function) binEntropy p := - p * log p - (1-p) * log (1 - p) is the Shannon entropy of a Bernoulli random variable with success probability p.

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Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.BinaryEntropy
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Depth 169 from the axioms · uses propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound

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