information theory

noun

: a theory that deals statistically with information, with the measurement of its content in terms of its distinguishing essential characteristics or by the number of alternatives from which it makes a choice possible, and with the efficiency of processes of communication between humans and machines

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Jane Gould is a transportation planner from Northern California with a background in information theory. —

Sue Saunders, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 In the nineteen-forties and fifties, the two strands of research came together in the work of Claude Shannon, a founder of information theory. —

Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 For instance, could quantum theory be a kind of generalization of probability theory and information theory, divorced from applications to atoms? —

Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 And in information theory, information is a resource. —

Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for information theory

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1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of information theory was in 1945

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“Information theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20theory. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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