Kullback-Leibler divergences: what might those numbers mean?

A short article providing some context to help with the context/understanding of numerical Kullback-Leibler divergence values.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-06-19
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18176251
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Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
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Kullback-Leibler divergences: what might those numbers mean?

Paul Kinsler
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
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Kullback-Leibler divergences: what might those numbers mean?

Paul Kinsler
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Abstract

A short article providing some context to help with the context/understanding of numerical Kullback-Leibler divergence values.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Reduced inequalities
Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
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