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Commens

Digital Companion to C. S. Peirce

‘Information’ (pub. 10.08.17-11:16). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-definitions-baldwins-dictionary-r-0.

Term:

Information

Quote:

Information [L. informatio, a sketch, imperfect knowledge.]
The total of all the propositions, accepted in a given state of knowledge, which involve a given term, are independent of one another, and are not implied in the meaning of the term, considered as a quantity belonging to the term in that state of knowledge, this quantity being at once proportional, in a vague sense, to the informed breadth, and to the informed depth of the term.

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1901-1902 [c.]). Definitions for Baldwin's Dictionary [R]. MS [R] 1147.

References:

MS [R] 1147

Date of Quote:

1901-1902 [c.]

URL:

http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-definitions-baldwins-dictionary-r-0