Approximate Entropy Test

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Definitions:

The purpose of the test is to compare the frequency of overlapping blocks of two consecutive/adjacent lengths (m and m+1) against the expected result for a normally distributed sequence.
Sources:
NISTIR 6390
NISTIR 6483

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