An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise

An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise
ISBN-10
0486134970
ISBN-13
9780486134970
Category
Computers
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
2012-04-26
Publisher
Courier Corporation
Author
John R. Pierce

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Covers encoding and binary digits, entropy, language and meaning, efficient encoding and the noisy channel, and explores ways in which information theory relates to physics, cybernetics, psychology, and art. 1980 edition.

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