Hartley (unit)
= Hartley (unit)
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The Hartley (symbol: Hart) is a unit of information used in the field of information theory. It is named after the American engineer Ralph Hartley. The Hartley quantifies the amount of information produced by a source of data and is based on the logarithmic measure of possibilities. Specifically, one Hartley is defined as the amount of information that is obtained when a choice is made from among \\(10\\) equally likely alternatives.