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information > 5 senses
NOUN1information, infoA message received and understood
2information, dataA collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
3informationKnowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
4information, selective information, entropy(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
5informationFormal accusation of a crime
information > pronunciation
Soundsihnfao'rmey'shahn; ih.nfermey'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
information > noun 1, communication
MeaningA message received and understood.
Synonymsinfo
Narrowerammunition; factoid; misinformation; material; details, inside information; fact; format, formatting, data format, data formatting; gen; database; news, intelligence, tidings, word; news; nuts and bolts; intelligence, intelligence information; confirmation; insider information; secret, arcanum; secret; propaganda; course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus; news; evidence; tabulation, tabular matter; skinny; stuff; report card, report
Broadermessage, content, subject matter, substance
Verbsinform
information > noun 2, group
MeaningA collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
Synonymsdata
Narroweraccounting data; metadata; raw data
Broadercollection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Verbsinform
information > noun 3, cognition
MeaningKnowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction.
Narrowerdatum, data point; acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy; fact; example, illustration, instance, representative; circumstance, condition, consideration; background, background knowledge; descriptor; evidence, grounds; predictor; tip-off; stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
Broadercognition, knowledge, noesis
Verbsinform
information > noun 4, attribute
Meaning(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome.
Examples"the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
Synonymsselective information, entropy
Categorycommunications, communication theory
Broaderinformation measure
information > noun 5, communication
MeaningFormal accusation of a crime.
Broaderaccusation, accusal

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