The most basic form of information, Shannon argued, is whether something is true or false—which can be captured in the binary unit, or "bit", of the form 1 or 0.

香农认为，信息最基本的形式是判断事物的对错——这些信息可以用二进制单位或“位”来表示，形式为1或0。

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Shannon Brown or Sasha Vujacic: Which Player Fits the Lakers Best?

香浓布朗或莎莎武贾西奇：谁是最适合湖人的球员？

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The rest will be taken mainly by Shannon Brown or Jordan Farmar, depending on which guard gains the confidence of Jackson.

其余时间根据菲尔对组织后卫的信心，由香浓和砝码分享。

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She said the review had found that the threshold for taking Shannon or her siblings into care had not been reached.

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Mr Vedral gives a good description of how Shannon's information theory can be applied to winning at blackjack or in buying shares (Shannon and his friends made fortunes in Las Vegas as well as on the stockmarket).

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The sorority email is amusing when Michael Shannon reads it on Funny Or Die or when you think of it as a great dark comedy monologue for Parker Posey to recite.

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