How to calculate the entropy of a source ?

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Hallo,

I have a question. How to calculate the entropy of a source ? Is there a uniform algorithm how to calculate the entropy of a source e.g. mouse mouvments or keystrokes ?

I hope someone can help me. Thanks in advance !

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