Brillouin: Statistical Definition of Information

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„We make no distinction between useful and useless information, and we choose to ignore completely the value of the information. Our statistical definition of information is based only on scarcity.“ (p. 9) #Brillouin #information

Brillouin, Léon, Science and Information Theory. New York: Academic Press 21962.

Brillouin: Information and Knowledge

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„In other words, we define ‚information‘ as distinct from ‚knowledge,‘ for which we have no numerical measure.“ (p. 9) #Brillouin #information #knowledge

Brillouin, Léon, Science and Information Theory. New York: Academic Press 21962.