information meaning and definition

INFORMATION noun

Definition of information (noun)

1. a message received and understood
   • synonyms: info
2. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
3. formal accusation of a crime
4. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
   • "statistical data"
   • synonyms: data
5. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
   • "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
   • synonyms: entropy, selective information