Solving Wordle using information theory [KyZeKxleRla]

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An excuse to teach a lesson on information theory and entropy. These lessons are funded by viewers: Special thanks to these supporters: An equally valuable form of support is to simply share the videos. Contents: 0:00 - What is Wordle? 2:43 - Initial ideas 8:04 - Information theory basics 18:15 - Incorporating word frequencies 27:49 - Final performance Original wordle site: Music by Vincent Rubinetti. Shannon and von Neumann artwork by Kurt Bruns. Code for this video: These animations are largely made using a custom python library, manim. See the FAQ comments here: You can find code for specific videos and projects here: Thanks to these viewers for their contributions to translations German: Thadaeus, styrix560, wolfsgier ------------------ 3blue1brown is a channel about animating math, in all senses of the word animate. And you know the drill with YouTube, if you want to stay posted on new videos, subscribe: Various social media stuffs: Website: Twitter: Reddit: Instagram: Patreon: Facebook:

Aired: November 24, 2024

Rating: TV-14