communication theoryn.

Brit.

/kəˌmjuːnᵻˈkeɪʃn θɪəri/, U.S.

/kəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n θiəri/,

/kəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n θɪri/

Forms:

α. 1900s– communication theory.

β. 1900s– communications theory (in sense 1).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: communication n., theory n.

Etymology: < communication n. + theory n. In β. forms < the plural of communication n. + theory n.

1. The field of study concerned with human communication by any of various means (e.g. language, or the mass media).

ΚΠ

1911 J. S. Corbett Some Princ. Maritime Strategy ii. i. 97 Certain fundamental differences between land and sea warfare which are implicit in the communication theory of naval war.

1942 Amarillo (Texas) News-Globe 6 Dec. Communications theory, code, radio law is taught by an inmate, a former Navy radio operator.

1969 ETC. June 139 If ever the disciplines of semantics, communication theory, and interpersonal psychology should show what they are worth, that moment is now.

2006 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 28 Nov. (Business section) 1 e Communication theory might suggest that a face-to-face discussion is a richer form of expression... Still, writing might indicate that a diner thinks an error is particularly egregious.

2. Mathematics. The branch of mathematics concerned with the transfer of information from one point to another; spec. = information theory n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > [noun] > theory

communication theory1946

negentropy1950

1946 D. Gabor in Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 93 iii. 429 Theory of communication... Hitherto communication theory was based on two alternative methods of signal analysis.

1953 W. Jackson Communication Theory p. x From the mathematical point of view modern communication theory is the application of probability theory to communication problems.

1979 M. McLuhan Let. 1 Feb. (1987) 542 You are probably familiar with the Shannon-Weaver model of communication theory.

1990 Linguist 29 205/2 Literary texts are overdetermined, carry no wastage, no noise (in the communication theory sense).

2005 M. Pavičić Quantum Computation & Quantum Communication p. x The physics of quantum computation and communication theory..cannot be grasped without good mathematical models.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	communication theory
释义	communication theoryn. Brit. /kəˌmjuːnᵻˈkeɪʃn θɪəri/, U.S. /kəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n θiəri/, /kəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n θɪri/ Forms: α. 1900s– communication theory. β. 1900s– communications theory (in sense 1). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: communication n., theory n. Etymology: < communication n. + theory n. In β. forms < the plural of communication n. + theory n. 1. The field of study concerned with human communication by any of various means (e.g. language, or the mass media). ΚΠ 1911 J. S. Corbett Some Princ. Maritime Strategy ii. i. 97 Certain fundamental differences between land and sea warfare which are implicit in the communication theory of naval war. 1942 Amarillo (Texas) News-Globe 6 Dec. Communications theory, code, radio law is taught by an inmate, a former Navy radio operator. 1969 ETC. June 139 If ever the disciplines of semantics, communication theory, and interpersonal psychology should show what they are worth, that moment is now. 2006 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 28 Nov. (Business section) 1 e Communication theory might suggest that a face-to-face discussion is a richer form of expression... Still, writing might indicate that a diner thinks an error is particularly egregious. 2. Mathematics. The branch of mathematics concerned with the transfer of information from one point to another; spec. = information theory n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > [noun] > theory communication theory1946 negentropy1950 1946 D. Gabor in Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 93 iii. 429 Theory of communication... Hitherto communication theory was based on two alternative methods of signal analysis. 1953 W. Jackson Communication Theory p. x From the mathematical point of view modern communication theory is the application of probability theory to communication problems. 1979 M. McLuhan Let. 1 Feb. (1987) 542 You are probably familiar with the Shannon-Weaver model of communication theory. 1990 Linguist 29 205/2 Literary texts are overdetermined, carry no wastage, no noise (in the communication theory sense). 2005 M. Pavičić Quantum Computation & Quantum Communication p. x The physics of quantum computation and communication theory..cannot be grasped without good mathematical models. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
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