information
a message received and understood
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,501 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,179 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a message received and understood also: info
- knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
- formal accusation of a crime
- a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn also: data statistical data
- (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome also: selective information, entropy the signal contained thousands of bits of information
information in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Nor did Dr. Grey volunteer any information.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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When Bill received this information He used his pocket-handkerchie.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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He started in quest of information, and discovered startling enormities.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He has never been apprehended, nor has any information ever been gleaned as to his whereabouts.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Bobby held his breath, shrinking from this information, which, however, he realized it was better he should know.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1