09-16-2012, 11:13 AM
What about physical information?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_information
Is this ever accurate or inaccurate?
I like this:
"Information itself may be loosely defined as "that which can distinguish one thing from another".[citation needed] The information embodied by a thing can thus be said to be the identity of the particular thing itself, that is, all of its properties, all that makes it distinct from other (real or potential) things. It is a complete description of the thing, but in a sense that is divorced from any particular language."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_information
Is this ever accurate or inaccurate?
I like this:
"Information itself may be loosely defined as "that which can distinguish one thing from another".[citation needed] The information embodied by a thing can thus be said to be the identity of the particular thing itself, that is, all of its properties, all that makes it distinct from other (real or potential) things. It is a complete description of the thing, but in a sense that is divorced from any particular language."