mutual information
noun1
Computing, Engineering, Information theory, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually A measure of the entropic (informational) correlation between two random variables.
- From these lists, all combinations of the four major parts of speech were extracted and each phrase was checked for the frequency, dispersion and range criteria respectively. Those that passed the criteria thresholds then had their mutual information scores computed using the tool Collocate (Barlow, 2004) and those failing to meet the threshold were removed.2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 6: