Information theory is the mathematical study of the quantification, storage, and communication of information. The field was established and put on a firm footing by See more

Information theory is based on probability theory and statistics, where quantified information is usually described in terms of bits. Information theory often concerns itself with measures … See more

Intelligence uses and secrecy applications
Information theoretic concepts apply to cryptography and cryptanalysis. Turing's information unit, the ban, was used in the Ultra project, … See more

The classic work
• Shannon, C.E. (1948), "A Mathematical Theory of Communication", Bell System Technical Journal, … See more

Information theory studies the transmission, processing, extraction, and utilization of information. Abstractly, information can be thought of as the resolution of uncertainty. In the case of communication of information over a noisy channel, this … See more

Coding theory is one of the most important and direct applications of information theory. It can be subdivided into source coding theory and channel coding theory. Using a statistical … See more

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• Constructor theory – a generalization of information theory that includes quantum information See more