information measures
nounUK /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən ˈmɛʒəz/
US /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈmɛʒərz/
Ways of counting or measuring how much information something has.
Scientists use information measures to compare how much data two messages carry.
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2. Numbers or formulas that describe how much uncertainty is reduced by learning something.
The information measures showed that the test results were very predictable.
3. Tools used in computer science to compare how efficiently data can be stored or sent.
Engineers applied information measures to design a faster compression method.
4. Statistical quantities used to summarize the amount of information in a dataset.
The report listed several information measures for the survey data.