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### BIP39 English wordlist and BIP39 algorithm
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When using the BIP39 algorithm, the passphrase is derived directly from an entropy of random bits,
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When using the BIP39 algorithm, the passphrase is derived directly from a specific number of random bits,
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which are then padded with bits from a checksum at the end.
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For example, for a BIP39 mnemonic sentence consisting of 12 words, one has to use 128 random bits
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appended by 4 bits of checksum bits.
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The checksum bits do not add entropy, nor are any of the initial entropy bits discarded.
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So the entropy of a BIP39 mnemonic sentence is simply the number of random bits
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The entropy of a BIP39 mnemonic sentence is simply the number of random bits
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it was generated from in the first place.
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Specifically, BIP39 has five different possible mnemonic sentence lengths, each with

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