The above definition is for discrete random variables. The continuous version of discrete conditional entropy is called ''conditional differential (or continuous) entropy''. Let <math>X</math> and <math>Y</math> be a continuous random variables with a [[joint probability density function]] <math>f(x,y)</math>. The differential conditional entropy <math>h(X|Y)</math> is defined as<ref name=cover1991 />{{rp|249}} | The above definition is for discrete random variables. The continuous version of discrete conditional entropy is called ''conditional differential (or continuous) entropy''. Let <math>X</math> and <math>Y</math> be a continuous random variables with a [[joint probability density function]] <math>f(x,y)</math>. The differential conditional entropy <math>h(X|Y)</math> is defined as<ref name=cover1991 />{{rp|249}} |