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Information Theory: Deep Ideas, Wide Perspectives, and Various Applications

Irad Ben‐Gal, Eugene Kagan

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The history of information theory, as a mathematical principle for analyzing data transmission and information communication, was formalized in 1948 with the publication of Claude Shannon's famous paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" [...].

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The history of information theory, as a mathematical principle for analyzing data transmission and information communication, was formalized in 1948 with the publication of Claude Shannon's famous paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" [...].

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The history of information theory, as a mathematical principle for analyzing data transmission and information communication, was formalized in 1948 with the publication of Claude Shannon's famous paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" [...].

Key concepts: Information theory, Mathematical theory, Communication theory, Computer science, Information transmission, Theoretical computer science, Data science, Management science

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