Confusion regarding notation of information gain

Course Q&A Machine Learning Specialization Advanced Learning Algorithms
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If we look at this notation, it’s always p1. What does 1 represent here and why can’t we just call it pleft and pright if the value of subscript will never change?

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Helo @Syed_Muhammad_Sameer

See this :wink:

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Cheers,
Raymond