Added 9 October 2026
surprisal
/sə(ɹ)ˈpɹaɪzəl/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about surprisal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act of surprising someone.
Origin
(information measure): Defined by Myron Tribus in the 1961 book Thermostatics and Thermodynamics.
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