#### [[Definitions of Information]] --- Both definitions deal with reduction of uncertainty. Both stories and data needed. Information reduces uncertainty. But semantic factual info is less about probability and more about use/users. The right piece of info at the right time can change your life. ----- > [!note] > 1. > facts provided or learned about something or someone. > 2. > what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things. > > "genetically transmitted information" > > - COMPUTING > > data as processed, stored, or transmitted by a computer. > > - (in information theory) a mathematical quantity expressing the probability of occurrence of a particular sequence of symbols, impulses, etc., as contrasted with that of alternative sequences. --- Tags: Reference: [[@slomanJaneAustenConcept]] [[@lankesNewLibrarianshipField2016]] Related: [[Litnotes CyberOps 3]]