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{{g}}[[information]] /ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ (noun):  
{{g}}[[information]] /ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ (noun):  
:(1) That which is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things.  
:(1) That which is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things.  
:(2) A mathematical quantity expressing the probability of occurrence of a particular sequence of symbols, impulses, etc., as against that of alternative sequences.  
:(2) A mathematical expression of the probability of occurrence of a particular sequence of symbols, as against that of alternative sequences.  
:(3) Really hard to define non-circularly, but know know it when you see it.
:(3) Really hard to define non-circularly, but know know it when you see it.
:(4) A will o’ the wisp ephemerality which, since being unshackled from its imprisoning [[substrate]], has been equally powering and poisoning the world.
:(4) A will o’ the wisp ephemerality which, since being unshackled from its imprisoning [[substrate]], has been equally powering and poisoning the world.