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=== Syntax ===
=== Syntax ===
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Information must have syntax, which is the ''arrangement'' of symbols.
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Information must have syntax, which is the ''arrangement'' of symbols
to form a message
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Not all possible combination of symbols can actually carry meaning.
Not all possible combination of symbols can actually carry meaning.
=== Semantics ===
=== Semantics ===
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Semantics is to do with the range of possible meanings of symbols.
Information must have meaning to the recipient.
Information must have meaning to the recipient.
If a syntactically-correct sequence of symbols does not have meaning, it is not information.
If a syntactically-correct sequence of symbols does not have meaning, it is not information.
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=== Pragmatics ===
=== Pragmatics ===
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Pragmantics is concerned with the context of the symbols.
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Different contexts can result in different meanings for the same symbols.
Information has the potential to cause the recipient to take some action.
Information has the potential to cause the recipient to take some action.
=== Apobetics ===
=== Apobetics ===
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Information has a
purpose.
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Apobetics is to do with the
purpose
of the information
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== Measuring information ==
== Measuring information ==
Philip J. Rayment
nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW
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