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COMMUNICATION THEORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
Example:
communications is his major field of study
Synonyms:
communication theory; communications
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("communication theory" is a kind of...):
bailiwick; discipline; field; field of study; study; subject; subject area; subject field (a branch of knowledge)
Domain member category:
entropy; information; selective information ((communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome)
