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information theory

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A branch of applied mathematics and engineering involving the quantification of information sent over a communication channel, disregarding the meaning of the sent messages, exemplified by the noisy-channel coding theorem.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

information velocity information warfare information-security information-theoretic death Informational informationalisation

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