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... tion , " since information is the amount of formal pat- terning or complexity in any system . Information theory is a set of concepts , theorems , and measures that were first developed by Shannon for communica- tion engineering and ...
... tion , " since information is the amount of formal pat- terning or complexity in any system . Information theory is a set of concepts , theorems , and measures that were first developed by Shannon for communica- tion engineering and ...
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... tion . Psychol . Rev. , 1956 , 63 , 81-97 . 50Pollack , I. The information of elementary auditory displays . J. Acoust . Soc . Amer . , 1952 , 24 , 745–749 . Also Pollack , I. The information of elementary auditory displays . II . J ...
... tion . Psychol . Rev. , 1956 , 63 , 81-97 . 50Pollack , I. The information of elementary auditory displays . J. Acoust . Soc . Amer . , 1952 , 24 , 745–749 . Also Pollack , I. The information of elementary auditory displays . II . J ...
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... tion . Cambridge , Mass .: M.I.T. Press , 1953 . 12Newcomb , T. M. An approach to the study of communica- tive acts . Psychol . Rev. , 1953 , 60 , 393–404 . 13Emerson , A. E. The organization of insect societies . Op . cit . , 424-425 ...
... tion . Cambridge , Mass .: M.I.T. Press , 1953 . 12Newcomb , T. M. An approach to the study of communica- tive acts . Psychol . Rev. , 1953 , 60 , 393–404 . 13Emerson , A. E. The organization of insect societies . Op . cit . , 424-425 ...
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