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... information , defined by an expression isomorphic to negative entropy of thermodynamics . Hence the expectation that information may be used as measure of organization ( cf. p . 42 ; Quastler , 1955 ) . While information theory gained ...
... information , defined by an expression isomorphic to negative entropy of thermodynamics . Hence the expectation that information may be used as measure of organization ( cf. p . 42 ; Quastler , 1955 ) . While information theory gained ...
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... theory . There is no question that new horizons have been opened up but the relations to empirical facts often remain tenuous . Thus , information theory has been hailed as a " major breakthrough , " but outside the original ...
... theory . There is no question that new horizons have been opened up but the relations to empirical facts often remain tenuous . Thus , information theory has been hailed as a " major breakthrough , " but outside the original ...
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... information theory . As is well - known , information is defined by a term for- mally identical with negative entropy , thus indicating a cor- respondence between the two different theoretical systems of thermodynamics and of information ...
... information theory . As is well - known , information is defined by a term for- mally identical with negative entropy , thus indicating a cor- respondence between the two different theoretical systems of thermodynamics and of information ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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