information theory

3 definitions found

information theory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

information theory - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  information theory
      n 1: (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the
           limits and efficiency of information processing

information theory - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "information theory":
     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