Shannon

Speech parts

1. Shannon - Noun

2. Shannon - Proper noun

Meaning

United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Claude Shannon Claude E. Shannon Claude Elwood Shannon subtle keen clever witty poignant shan Sharon Canan

Antonyms

stupid boring idiotic thick as two short planks not very quick

Phrases with the word

Shannon information

Examples

There was even talk at one point of getting Del Shannon to produce our first album. Ian McCulloch

There were many at Bell Labs and MIT who compared Shannon's insight to Einstein's. Others found that comparison unfair - unfair to Shannon. William Poundstone

Use "entropy" and you can never lose a debate, von Neumann told Shannon - because no one really knows what "entropy" is. William Poundstone

By keeping the annuities, we could build up a national industry every years as big as the Shannon Scheme. Éamon de Valera

The real core of communication is what information theory's founder, Claude Shannon calls "meaning." And meaning is not covered in information theory. Howard Bloom

I'm a huge fan of John Malkovich and Josh Brolin, and Michael Shannon has got to be one of my favorite actors. John Gallagher, Jr.

Close letter words and terms

Shanna Shannan Shannen Shannon capacity Shannon County Shannon entropy