Maximum entropy distribution on the nonnegative integers

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Maximum entropy distribution on the nonnegative integers by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Among distributions on with fixed expected value , the geometric distribution with success probability uniquely maximizes information entropy. Its entropy is

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