information theory

  • 1information theory — in for*ma tion the o*ry, n. (Math., Telecommunications) The science which studies the capacity of systems to contain and transmit information[2], and the factors such as noise and channel capacity that may affect the rate or accuracy of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2information theory — n. the study of processes of communication and the transmission of messages; specif., the study of the information content of messages and of the probabilistic measurement of signal recognition in the presence of interference, noise, etc …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Information theory — Not to be confused with Information science. Information theory is a branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering involving the quantification of information. Information theory was developed by Claude E. Shannon to find fundamental… …

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  • 4information theory — the mathematical theory concerned with the content, transmission, storage, and retrieval of information, usually in the form of messages or data, and esp. by means of computers. [1945 50] * * * ▪ mathematics Introduction       a mathematical… …

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  • 5information theory — informacijos teorija statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. information theory vok. Informationstheorie, f rus. теория информации, f pranc. théorie de l information …

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  • 6information theory — informacijos teorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. information theory vok. Informationstheorie, f rus. теория информации, f pranc. théorie de l’information, f …

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  • 7Information theory and measure theory — Measures in information theory = Many of the formulas in information theory have separate versions for continuous and discrete cases, i.e. integrals for the continuous case and sums for the discrete case. These versions can often be generalized… …

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  • 8information theory — n. theory of the likelihood of transmission of messages with clearly described accuracy when the bits of information comprising the messages are subject to transmission failure and distortion; (Computer science) theory based on statistics that… …

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  • 9information theory — noun (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing • Topics: ↑statistics, ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory …

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  • 10information theory — The theory of measurement of information in which the information content of an event is measured by its statistical improbability …

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