A Mathematical Theory of Communication
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A Mathematical Theory of Communication is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1948 paper that founded information theory by rigorously defining concepts like information, entropy, and channel capacity.
Aliases (3)
- The Mathematical Theory of Communication ×3
- Shannon capacity of a channel ×1
- Shannon’s theory of communication ×1
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landmark paper
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scientific paper → |
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Shannon entropy
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Shannon limit → |
| author |
Claude Shannon
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| coreIdea |
communication as selection of a message from a set of possible messages
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distinction between semantic content and technical information → logarithmic measure of information content → separation of source coding and channel coding (conceptual) → use of probability distributions to model message sources → |
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United States
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| defined |
channel capacity as the maximum reliable communication rate
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entropy as a measure of information, choice, and uncertainty → equivocation in communication systems → rate of information transmission → |
| field |
information theory
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| focusesOn |
limits of reliable communication over noisy channels
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mathematical modeling of communication systems → probabilistic treatment of messages and signals → |
| hasPart |
analysis of noisy channels
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discussion of coding and efficiency → treatment of continuous sources → treatment of discrete sources → |
| influencedField |
coding theory
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computer science → cryptography → data compression → digital communications → linguistics → neuroscience → statistical mechanics → telecommunications engineering → |
| introducedConcept |
bit as a unit of information
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channel capacity → continuous channel model → discrete memoryless channel model → information entropy → mutual information → noisy channel coding theorem (in preliminary form) → redundancy in communication → |
| language |
English
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| laterRepublishedAs |
The Mathematical Theory of Communication
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an introductory essay by Warren Weaver
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| originalPublicationMedium |
journal article
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| publicationYear |
1948
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| publisher |
Bell System Technical Journal
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| recognizedAs |
foundational work of information theory
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one of the most influential scientific papers of the 20th century → |
| title |
A Mathematical Theory of Communication
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Claude Shannon
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Claude Shannon ("The Mathematical Theory of Communication") → Claude Shannon → Claude Shannon → |
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Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems
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Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems → |
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Claude Shannon
("The Mathematical Theory of Communication")
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An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise
("Shannon’s theory of communication")
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Bell System Technical Journal
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Shannon entropy
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A Mathematical Theory of Communication
("The Mathematical Theory of Communication")
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A Mathematical Theory of Communication
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Shannon entropy
("Shannon capacity of a channel")
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