information theory
noun
: a theory that deals statistically with information, with the measurement of its content in terms of its distinguishing essential characteristics or by the number of alternatives from which it makes a choice possible, and with the efficiency of processes of communication between humans and machines
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There are also formal similarities in the way that entropy is calculated in both physics and information theory. 
Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Quantum resource theories adopt the picture of the physical world suggested by quantum information theory, in which there are fundamental limitations on which physical processes are possible. Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2022 The work of Mark Braverman, a computer scientist at Princeton University who is this year’s recipient of the Abacus Medal, ranges widely, touching on dynamics, information theory, economics and game theory. New York Times, 5 July 2022 Roman Stanisław Ingarden publishes one of the first attempts at creating a quantum information theory. Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Vopson, who studies information theory at University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, wants to use an experiment to confirm that elementary particles have measurable mass. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2022 Huber, Erker and their colleagues specialized in quantum information theory and quantum thermodynamics, disciplines concerning the flow of information and energy. Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2021 Since then, mind-body studies have undergone a paradigm explosion, with theorists espousing a bewildering variety of models, involving quantum mechanics, information theory and Bayesian mathematics. John Horgan, Scientific American, 25 June 2021 The ideas that emerged are the basis of an entire field of study today called information theory. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 See More
Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Quantum resource theories adopt the picture of the physical world suggested by quantum information theory, in which there are fundamental limitations on which physical processes are possible. Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2022 The work of Mark Braverman, a computer scientist at Princeton University who is this year’s recipient of the Abacus Medal, ranges widely, touching on dynamics, information theory, economics and game theory. New York Times, 5 July 2022 Roman Stanisław Ingarden publishes one of the first attempts at creating a quantum information theory. Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Vopson, who studies information theory at University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, wants to use an experiment to confirm that elementary particles have measurable mass. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2022 Huber, Erker and their colleagues specialized in quantum information theory and quantum thermodynamics, disciplines concerning the flow of information and energy. Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2021 Since then, mind-body studies have undergone a paradigm explosion, with theorists espousing a bewildering variety of models, involving quantum mechanics, information theory and Bayesian mathematics. John Horgan, Scientific American, 25 June 2021 The ideas that emerged are the basis of an entire field of study today called information theory. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above