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information

n.

1. knowledge about facts or ideas gained through investigation, experience, or practice.

2. in information theory, a message that reduces uncertainty; that is, information tells us something we do not already know. The bit is the common unit of information in information theory.

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December 22nd 2024

Ruffini’s corpuscle

Ruffini’s corpuscle

a type of sensory-nerve ending in the subcutaneous tissues of human fingers. Ruffini’s corpuscles are believed to mediate sensations of skin stretch, motion detection, and hand and finger position. Also called Ruffini’s ending. [Angelo Ruffini (1864–1929), Italian anatomist]