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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

information theory

/ĭnˌ-fẽrm-āsh'-ən thĭr'-ē/ · in·for·ma·tion the·o·ry · IPA
01 n. The science which studies the capacity of systems to contain, store, and transmit information{2 and 4}, and the factors such as noise and c…
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    The science which studies the capacity of systems to contain, store, and transmit information{2 and 4}, and the factors such as noise and channel capacity that may affect the rate or accuracy of information transmission and reception.(Math., Telecommunications) See: information