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SHANNON

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SHANNON (noun)
  The noun SHANNON has 1 sense:

1. United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)

  Familiarity information: SHANNON used as a noun is very rare.


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SHANNON (noun)


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Meaning:

United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Claude E. Shannon; Claude Elwood Shannon; Claude Shannon; Shannon

Instance hypernyms:

applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)


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