Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 461.
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Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 06:56:52 +0000
From: Matt Kirschenbaum <mk235@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: umberto eco on information
I'm trying to track down a discussion by Umberto Eco where he defines
information as something like (I'm paraphrasing) the confirmation of
unlikely facts. For example, if I'm told by a landlord that an apartment
will cost $550 to rent, that's _information_ because it's unlikely that
the apartment would have cost $550 (as opposed to $449 or $551 or $448
or $552, etc.)
Can anyone help? Thanks, Matt
Matthew G. Kirschenbaum_____________________________
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