Log sum inequality

ID: log-sum-inequality

Log-sum inequality by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For nonnegative , with and , the log-sum inequality is
It proves both Gibbs inequality and the data processing inequality for relative entropy.
The log-sum inequality, also known as Jensen's inequality in the context of convex functions, relates to the properties of logarithmic functions and the concavity of such functions.

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