information theory

noun

A branch of applied mathematics and engineering involving the quantification of information sent over a communication channel, disregarding the meaning of the sent messages, exemplified by the noisy-channel coding theorem.

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Meanings

nouninformation theory (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemathematicsA branch of applied mathematics and engineering involving the quantification of information sent over a communication channel, disregarding the meaning of the sent messages, exemplified by the noisy-channel coding theorem.

Translations

Arabic نظريَة المعلومات
  • نظريَة المعلوماتbranch of applied mathematics
Catalan teoria de la informació
  • teoria de la informacióbranch of applied mathematics
Chinese Mandarin 資訊理論 /资讯理论, 信息論 /信息论
  • 資訊理論 /资讯理论 (zīxùn lǐlùn)branch of applied mathematics
  • 信息論 /信息论 (xìnxīlùn, xìnxílùn)branch of applied mathematics
Czech teorie informace
  • teorie informacebranch of applied mathematics
Finnish informaatioteoria
  • informaatioteoriabranch of applied mathematics
French théorie de l'information
  • théorie de l'informationbranch of applied mathematics
German Informationstheorie
  • Informationstheoriebranch of applied mathematics
Hungarian információelmélet
  • információelméletbranch of applied mathematics
Irish teoiric eolais, teoiric fhaisnéise
  • teoiric eolaisbranch of applied mathematics
  • teoiric fhaisnéisebranch of applied mathematics
Japanese 情報理論
  • 情報理論branch of applied mathematics
Korean 정보 이론
  • 정보 이론branch of applied mathematics
Persian نظریه اطلاعات
  • نظریه اطلاعاتbranch of applied mathematics
Polish teoria informacji
  • teoria informacjibranch of applied mathematics
Portuguese teoria da informação
  • teoria da informaçãobranch of applied mathematics
Romanian teoria informației
  • teoria informațieibranch of applied mathematics
Russian тео́рия информа́ции
  • тео́рия информа́ции (teórija informácii)branch of applied mathematics
Spanish teoría de la información
  • teoría de la informaciónbranch of applied mathematics
Swedish informationsteori
  • informationsteoribranch of applied mathematics
Vietnamese lý thuyết thông tin
  • lý thuyết thông tinbranch of applied mathematics
Welsh damcaniaeth hysbysrwydd
  • damcaniaeth hysbysrwyddbranch of applied mathematics
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APA

information theory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20theory

MLA

“information theory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20theory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “information theory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20theory.

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