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philentropy

Similarity and Distance Quantification Between Probability Functions

v0.10.0 · Nov 3, 2025 · GPL-2

Description

Computes 46 optimized distance and similarity measures for comparing probability functions (Drost (2018) <doi:10.21105/joss.00765>). These comparisons between probability functions have their foundations in a broad range of scientific disciplines from mathematics to ecology. The aim of this package is to provide a core framework for clustering, classification, statistical inference, goodness-of-fit, non-parametric statistics, information theory, and machine learning tasks that are based on comparing univariate or multivariate probability functions.

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Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies Rcpp RcppParallel KernSmooth poorman EcotoneFinder EnvNJ GRelevance SemNeT biomartr codez iSubGen jenga mSigTools manydist motif naive noisyr regional segen +9 more reverse deps philentropy

Version History

new 0.10.0 Mar 10, 2026
updated 0.10.0 ← 0.9.0 diff Nov 2, 2025
updated 0.9.0 ← 0.8.0 diff Nov 11, 2024
updated 0.8.0 ← 0.7.0 diff Dec 1, 2023
updated 0.7.0 ← 0.6.0 diff Nov 4, 2022
updated 0.6.0 ← 0.5.0 diff Feb 13, 2022
updated 0.5.0 ← 0.4.0 diff May 11, 2021
updated 0.4.0 ← 0.3.0 diff Jan 9, 2020
updated 0.3.0 ← 0.2.0 diff Feb 12, 2019
updated 0.2.0 ← 0.1.0 diff May 21, 2018
updated 0.1.0 ← 0.0.3 diff Apr 9, 2018
updated 0.0.3 ← 0.0.2 diff May 7, 2017
updated 0.0.2 ← 0.0.1 diff May 3, 2017
new 0.0.1 Apr 25, 2017