information

英 [ɪnfə'meɪʃ(ə)n] 美['ɪnfɚ'meʃən]

• n. 信息，资料；知识；情报；通知

1. a message received and understood

2. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn;

"statistical data"

3. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

4. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome;

"the signal contained thousands of bits of information"

5. formal accusation of a crime