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Descriptor English:
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Information Theory
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Teoría de la Información
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Teoria da Informação
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Synonyms English:
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Information Theories
Theories, Information
Theory, Information
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Tree Number:
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L01.488
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Definition English:
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An interdisciplinary study dealing with the transmission of messages or signals, or the communication of information. Information theory does not directly deal with meaning or content, but with physical representations that have meaning or content. It overlaps considerably with communication theory and CYBERNETICS. |
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See Related English:
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Operations Research
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History Note English:
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65(64)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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7434
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Unique Identifier:
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D007257
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