information

[In`for*ma·tion]

If you're unsure of whether to buy the car, you may ask for more information about it. Information is knowledge you gain from studying, investigating, or experiencing something.

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The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

Noun
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"

Noun
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

Noun
a message received and understood

Noun
formal accusation of a crime

Noun
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

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v. t.
The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

v. t.
News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation, or instruction.

v. t.
A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment.


Information

In`for*ma"tion , n. [F., fr. L. informatio representation, cinception. See Inform, v. t.] 1. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.
The active informations of the intellect.
2. News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation, or instruction.
Larger opportunities of information.
He should get some information in the subject he intends to handle.
3. (Law) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment.

The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

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Usage Examples

An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious, mendacious - just dead wrong.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

As our country increasingly relies on electronic information storage and communication, it is imperative that our Government amend our information security laws accordingly.

And I like to convey my feelings, my emotions, my experience, the information I have to public use, public opinion.

And I think that being able to make people laugh and write a book that's funny makes the information go down a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to read, easier to understand, and often stronger. So there's all kinds of advantages to it.

AARP knows the future is bright for a generation that's going to remain healthy and vital for 10, 20, 30, 40 more years. AARP has the information and resources people need throughout their process of reinvention.

A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.

And so to those who suggest that we are somehow 'harming' young women by encouraging them to take charge of their health we say this: We are not harming young women by educating them. We are arming them with information that they will carry with them throughout their lives.

As problems like identity theft become more prevalent, now more than ever, Americans need to take their financial health seriously - and this information is of the utmost importance.

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Other Usage Examples

But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence.

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.

A variety of national and international studies indicate that the broad-based deployment of information technology can have a substantial impact on our nation's economic productivity and growth as well as the educational and social success of our citizens.

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.

At a minimum the majority of search dollars will flow to a social media model because people care most about what their peers think and the technology is there for that information to be quickly shared on products and services.

As information technology restructures the work situation, it abstracts thought from action.

As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.

Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.

All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps, how-to videos, this article you're reading, even entire magazines devoted to single subjects like charcuterie or wedding cakes or pickles.

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