Information Measure (Noun)
Meaning
A system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The information measure of a message is a measure of the amount of information it conveys, usually expressed in bits.
- In information theory, the information measure is used to quantify the amount of information in a message or signal.
- The information measure of an event is a measure of the amount of uncertainty or surprise associated with the occurrence of that event.
- The information measure of a random variable is a measure of the amount of information that the variable conveys about the underlying probability distribution.
- In communication systems, the information measure is used to determine the minimum amount of bandwidth required to transmit a signal with a given level of fidelity.