'information theory' definitions:
Definition of 'information theory'
(from WordNet)
noun
(computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing
Definition of 'information theory'
From: GCIDE
- information theory \in`for*ma"tion the"o*ry\, n. (Math., Telecommunications) The science which studies the capacity of systems to contain and transmit information[2], and the factors such as noise and channel capacity that may affect the rate or accuracy of information transmission and reception. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'information theory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- EDP,
- 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