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   information

   /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. facts provided or learned about something or someone: "a vital piece of information"
   • ▪ a charge lodged with a magistrates' court: "the tenant may lay an information against his landlord"
   • 2. what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things: "genetically transmitted information"
   • ▪ 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 against that of alternative sequences.

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘formation of the mind, teaching’), via Old French from Latin informatio(n-), from the verb informare (see inform).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › informationInformation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INFORMATION is knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction. How to use information in a sentence. knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction; intelligence, news; facts, data…

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINFORMATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun [ U ] us / ˌɪn·fərˈmeɪ·ʃən / ( short form info) Add to word list. news, facts, or knowledge: an important piece of information. Can you give us some information on tours to Alaska? Information about upcoming local events is printed in the newspaper.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINFORMATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Information is an uncountable noun meaning ‘facts about someone or something’. It is often followed by about: … Idiom. too much information. (Definition of information from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) information | Intermediate English. noun [ U ] us / ˌɪn·fərˈmeɪ·ʃən / ( short form info)

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › informationINFORMATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Information definition: knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news. See examples of INFORMATION used in a sentence.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › InformationInformation - Wikipedia

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   Information is an abstract concept that refers to something which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level, it pertains to the interpretation (perhaps formally) of that which may be sensed, or their abstractions.