Complexity and Entropy in Legal Language

We study the language of legal codes from different countries and legal traditions, using concepts from physics, algorithmic complexity theory and information theory. We show that vocabulary entropy, which measures the diversity of the author’s choice of words, in combination with the compression fa...

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Published in:	Frontiers in physics Vol. 9
Main Author:	Friedrich, Roland
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A 04.06.2021
Subjects:	algorithmic complexity theory complex systems information theory legal theory linguistics lossless compression algorithms
ISSN:	2296-424X, 2296-424X
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