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JOINT INFORMATION CONTENT [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Theory
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

An information measure conveyed by the occurrence of two events of definite joint probability.

OBS

joint information: term and definition standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie de l'information
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Mesure de l'information apportée par la réalisation d'un couple d'événements ayant une probabilité de réalisation simultanée déterminée [...]

OBS

quantité d'information conjointe : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO; uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teoría de la información
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

En la teoría de la información, es la medida de la información originada por la ocurrencia de dos eventos, con una probabilidad de conjunción definida.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
16.04.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

quantitative measure of information about the occurrence of two events x and y, equal to the logarithm of the reciprocal of their joint probability of occurrence p(x,y): l(x,y) = log 1/p(x,y)

OBS

joint information content: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-16:1996].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
16.04.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

mesure quantitative de l'information concernant la réalisation d'un couple d'événements x et y, égale au logarithme de l'inverse de leur probabilité de réalisation simultanée p(x,y) : l(x,y) = log 1/p(x,y)

OBS

quantité d'information conjointe : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-16:1996].

Spanish

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