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information measure

DEFINITIONS OF: information measure

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n a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information

Types:
entropy, information, selective information
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
bandwidth
a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
baud, baud rate
(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
Type of:
metric, system of measurement
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
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