information theory – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
information 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 deals with the limits and effectiveness of information processing
Information theory
Information theory is a branch of
applied mathematics,
electrical engineering, and
computer science involving the
quantification,
storage, and
communication of
information. Information theory was originally developed by
Claude E. Shannon to find fundamental limits on
signal processing and communication operations such as
data compression. Since its inception in a landmark 1948 paper by Shannon entitled "
A Mathematical Theory of Communication", it has been broadened to find applications in many other areas, including
statistical inference,
natural language processing,
cryptography,
neurobiology, the evolution and function of molecular codes, model selection in
ecology, thermal physics,
quantum computing,
linguistics, plagiarism detection,
pattern recognition,
anomaly detection and other forms of
data analysis.
information theory
Noun
1. (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing
(hypernym) scientific theory
(classification) statistics
information theory
Synonyms and related words:
EDP, automatic electronics, autonetics, bionics, bit, channel, circuit analysis, communication engineering, communication explosion, communication technology, communication theory, communications, communications engineer, communications industry, communications medium, communications network, cybernetics, data retrieval, data storage, decoding, electrical communication, electronic communication, electronic communications, electronic data processing, encoding, entropy, information explosion, media, noise, radio control, radiocommunication, redundancy, servo engineering, servomechanics, signal, signaling, system engineering, systems analysis, systems planning, telecommunication, wire communication, wireless communication
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