algorithmic information theory

Computability theory (Turing) and information theory (Shannon) have relations {algorithmic information theory} [Chaitin, 1987] (Andrei N. Kolmogorov) (Ray J. Solomonoff) [1960]. Strings (patterns) have complexity (Kolmogorov complexity). String information is the smallest possible program that generates the string.

A universal computer running a random program has a probability {algorithmic probability} (Solomonoff) [1960] of outputting a string. Strings represent patterns and so algorithmic probability helps study induction.

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