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Entropy and information: A multidisciplinary overview
Debora Shaw,Charles H. Davis +1 more
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The concept of entropy, from the second law of thermodynamics, has been used by numerous writers on information theory, including its use as metaphor.Abstract:
The concept of entropy, from the second law of thermodynamics, has been used by numerous writers on information theory. Basic relationships between entropy, order, information, and meaning have been observed by writers in disciplines as diverse as biology, economics, information science, the arts, and religion. This article, while not attempting comprehensive treatment, cites representative extensions of the concept, including its use as metaphor.read more
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Mind the Gap: Transitions Between Concepts of Information in Varied Domains
Lyn Robinson,David Bawden +1 more
TL;DR: With information physics gaining general acceptance, and biology gaining the status of an information science, it seems rational to look for links, relationships, analogies and even helpful metaphors between them and the library/information sciences.
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Meanings of information: The assumptions and research consequences of three foundational LIS theories
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“A few exciting words”: Information and entropy revisited
David Bawden,Lyn Robinson +1 more
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The Entropy Universe
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TL;DR: The Entropy Universe as discussed by the authors is a review of many variants of entropy applied to time-series for different scientific fields, such as general physics, information theory, chaos theory, data mining, and mathematical linguistics.
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