Publication | Closed Access
A discipline independent definition of information
226
Citations
0
References
1997
Year
CognitionUncertain ReasoningCommunicationFormal EpistemologySocial SciencesInformation ModelUncertainty QuantificationManagement© 1997Communication ChannelDiscipline Independent DefinitionCognitive ScienceInformation BehaviorInformation Processing (Psychology)Information ManagementInformation ProfessionBelief MergingInformation StructureEpistemology
Information may be defined as the characteristics of the output of a process, these being informative about the process and the input. This discipline independent definition may be applied to all domains, from physics to epistemology. Hierarchies of processes, linked together, provide a communication channel between each of the corresponding functions and layers in the hierarchies. Models of communication (Shannon), perception, observation, belief, and knowledge are suggested that are consistent with this conceptual framework of information as the value of the output of any process in a hierarchy of processes. Misinformation and errors are considered. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.