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Warren Weaver

Warren Weaver Quotes

Total quotes: 3

Warren Weaver

Birthname

AKA: Warren Weaver

Birthday: July 17, 1894

Birthplace: Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States

Death: November 24, 1978

Educated At: University Of Wisconsin–Madison

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: University Teacher, Mathematician, Computer Scientist

Total quotes: 3

“Uncertainty which arises by virtue of freedom of choice on the part of the sender is desirable uncertainty. Uncertainty which arises because of errors or because of the influence of noise is undesirable uncertainty.”

— Warren Weaver, The Mathematical Theory of Communication

Tagged: Good Uncertainty vs. Bad Uncertainty, Dealing With Ambiguity

“When I talk to you, my brain is the information source, yours the destination; my vocal system is the transmitter, and your ear and the associated eighth nerve is the receiver.”

— Warren Weaver, The Mathematical Theory of Communication

Tagged: Vocal Communication, Biological Mediums

“The technical problem: How accurately can the symbols of communication be transmitted?

The semantic problem: How precisely do the transmitted symbols convey the desired meaning?

The effectiveness problem: How effectively does the received meaning affect conduct in the desired way?”

— Warren Weaver, The Mathematical Theory of Communication

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