information theory

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noun

the mathematical theory concerned with the content, transmission, storage, and retrieval of information, usually in the form of messages or data, and especially by means of computers.

Origin of information theory

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby information theory

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British Dictionary definitions for information theory

information theory

noun

a collection of mathematical theories, based on statistics, concerned with methods of coding, transmitting, storing, retrieving, and decoding information

Scientific definitions for information theory

information theory

A branch of mathematics that mathematically defines and analyzes the concept of information. Information theory involves statistics and probability theory, and applications include the design of systems that have to do with data transmission, encryption, compression, and other information processing.