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F11841
Formulation 0
Let $X, Y \in \text{Random}(\mathcal{X})$ each be a D5723: Simple random variable.
Let $\log_a$ be the D866: Standard real logarithm function in base $a \in (0, \infty) \setminus \{ 1 \}$.
Then
(1) \begin{equation} D_a(X \parallel Y) \geq 0 \end{equation}
(2) \begin{equation} D_a(X \parallel Y) = 0 \quad \iff \quad \forall \, x \in \mathcal{X} : \mathbb{P}(X = x) = \mathbb{P}(Y = x) \end{equation}