This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The results of this paper deal directly with the behavior of compositions of random probability generating functions. These results are then ...

Physical theories enable us to make predictions. We can ask ‘what would happen if …’ and reason about the answer, even in scenarios that would be virtually impossible to set up in reality 2. Each ...

Majorisation is used to compare discrete distributions in terms of randomness or, equivalently, informativeness. Some properties of measures of randomness are discussed. The effect on degree of ...

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