Although the specific-conditional entropy <math>H(X|Y=y)</math> can be either less or greater than <math>H(X)</math> for a given [[random variate]] <math>y</math> of <math>Y</math>, <math>H(X|Y)</math> can never exceed <math>H(X)</math>. | Although the specific-conditional entropy <math>H(X|Y=y)</math> can be either less or greater than <math>H(X)</math> for a given [[random variate]] <math>y</math> of <math>Y</math>, <math>H(X|Y)</math> can never exceed <math>H(X)</math>. |