Shannon Revisited: Information in Terms of Uncertainty.

Authors :: Cole, Charles
Source :: Journal of the American Society for Information Science. May 1993 44(4):204-211.
Publication Year :: 1993
Abstract: Discusses the meaning of information in terms of Shannon's mathematical theory of communication and the concept of uncertainty. The uncertainty associated with the transmission of the signal is argued to have more significance for information science than the uncertainty associated with the selection of a message from a set of possible messages. (42 references) (EA)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0002-8231
Volume :: 44
Issue :: 4
Database :: ERIC
Journal :: Journal of the American Society for Information Science
Publication Type :: Report
Accession number :: EJ462903
Document Type :: Information Analyses<br />Opinion Papers<br />Journal Articles