information theory

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

   Broaderscientific theory

   statistics · computer science

Questions about information theory

What does information theory mean?

information theory means "(computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing".

Is information theory a common word?

information theory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.