[minimize_me]

You should look at the intro to David Mackay's information theory book. It had something akin to what you're saying...

[twowordbird]

I was curious about this, Googled for it, found it freely available from Mackay's website.

http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/itprnn/book.pdf

Referenced table on page six of the PDF.

[adem]

Thanks to both of you!