intrinsic_dependence_bytes

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Function intrinsic_dependence_bytes 

Source 
pub fn intrinsic_dependence_bytes(data: &[u8], max_order: i64) -> f64
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Primitive 6: Intrinsic Dependence (Redundancy Ratio).

Measures how much structure is intrinsic to the sample, relative to its own marginal entropy baseline.

R = (H_marginal - H_rate) / H_marginal

Clamped to [0,1].

Interpretation:

  • R → 0: Data is close to i.i.d./max-entropy (little intrinsic structure; highly extrinsically explainable by priors).
  • R → 1: Data is highly predictable from its own past (strong intrinsic dependence; e.g., periodic strings like 010101…).