🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

信息论

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xìnxīnlùn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Information Theory/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən ˈθɪəri/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"信息论是应用数学和计算机科学的一个分支。"

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  1. 1

    A mathematical subfield of mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering concerned with the quantification, storage, and communication of information.

    "Claude Shannon's information theory forms the fundamental backbone of modern digital communications."

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Coined in 1948 by American mathematician Claude Shannon in his foundational paper 'A Mathematical Theory of Communication'.

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