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Quantitative definition of information without set cardinality or probability?
You know that the number x in question is a natural number. Considered in the dual system x is represented as a finite sequence of digits 0 and 1.
If you are told the first digit you got 1 bit of ...
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Quantitative definition of information without set cardinality or probability?
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on generalized quantifiers includes a section that opens with the following:
Other properties are not shared by all natural language quantifiers but ...
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Could there be a “Goldilocks zone” of information density that optimizes complexity and adaptability in natural systems?
You say: If information density is too high, the system could become chaotic or overwhelmed, leading to breakdown or disorder.
The human brain has arguably the highest information density in the known ...
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Could there be a “Goldilocks zone” of information density that optimizes complexity and adaptability in natural systems?
If you are asking, is it possible, then I'm hard pressed to see how the direct and simple answer is anything but yes; however, is whether it's meaningful or canonical philosophical discourse is ...
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