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Proposition: Nonconstant channels need not compose nonconstantly
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En08-A@1#prop:sensitivity
Composability of channels does not imply transitivity of operational sensitivity.
Proof. Let , let be an independent fair bit, and consider
Both channels are nonconstant, but has the same fair-bit law for either value of . An intervention on the intermediate pair can change the terminal output although changing cannot change its law.
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