# Rényi entropy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A quantity that generalizes various notions of entropy, including Hartley entropy, Shannon entropy, collision entropy, and min-entropy.

## Etymology
Named after Alfréd Rényi (1921–1970), Hungarian mathematician.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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