Descriptor in English: | Information Theory |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Teoría de la Información |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Teoria da Informação |
Descriptor in French: | Théorie de l'information |
Entry term(s): |
Information Theories Theories, Information Theory, Information |
Tree number(s): |
L01.488 |
Scope note: | 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. |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
HI history |
History Note: | 65(64) |
See also the descriptors: |
Operations Research
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 7434 |
Descriptor UI: | D007257 |
Date Established: | 1965/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
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INFORMATION SCIENCE
Information Science [L01]Information Science
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Information Theory
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Concept UI |
M0011324 |
Scope note | 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. |
Preferred term | Information Theory |
Entry term(s) |
Information Theories Theories, Information Theory, Information |
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