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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Consider a quantum bit, a qubit, the unit of information in quantum information theory that exists in a superposition of a logical 0 with a logical 1.
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Hartmut Neven, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
My team showed how to use the relativity principle in conjunction with the principles of quantum information theory to account for quantum entangled particles.
—William Mark Stuckey, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
Renato Renner, head of the research group for quantum information theory at ETH Zurich and someone who has also worked on the Wigner’s-friend paradox, is enthusiastic about this use of a quantum-mechanical AI.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Another Bush doctoral student, Claude Shannon, joined Bell Labs and founded information theory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024
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Hartmut Neven, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
My team showed how to use the relativity principle in conjunction with the principles of quantum information theory to account for quantum entangled particles.
—William Mark Stuckey, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
Renato Renner, head of the research group for quantum information theory at ETH Zurich and someone who has also worked on the Wigner’s-friend paradox, is enthusiastic about this use of a quantum-mechanical AI.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Another Bush doctoral student, Claude Shannon, joined Bell Labs and founded information theory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024
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“Information theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20theory. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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