Etymology

hartley

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Today it means: A unit of information (symbol Hart) representing the information content of an event if the probability of that event occurring is 1/10. It is therefore equal to the information contained in one decimal digit Full definition →

Old English heorot
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hartley · noun1

Named after Ralph Hartley (1888–1970), electronics researcher.

Hartley · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromheorot“hart, stag”
  2. English todayHartley

From Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hart + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishheorot all →

hartHartfordHortonHartlandHurstonHartshorneHartfieldHartonHeorotHarthillHartburn

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