HARTLEY

English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)

• david hartley

A logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

Example: "The ban pre-dates shannon's use of bit as a unit of information by at least eight years, and remains in use in the early 21st century."

• ban  5
• dit  4
• hart  7