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WorksheetsInformation Theory - The Big Idea
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 49mins
the mathematical study of the quantification, storage, and communication of information
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belonging or relating to genes received by each animal or plant from its parents
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an arrangement of genetic material in DNA
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forming the base, from which everything else develops
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most important part of something
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using or involving an electronic device
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for that reason
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to show or make something clear
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an attempt to discover information
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very exciting to look at
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to rise very quickly to a high level
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the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place
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a device that discovers and reacts to changes in such things as movement, heat, and light
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a closed system of wires or pipes through which electricity or liquid can flow
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the edge of a cliff or other high area, or the point at which something good or bad will happen
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to order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way
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an extra thing that is not being used and can be used instead of a part that is broken, lost, etc.
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by using; with the aid of; through
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a specialized antenna and radio receiver used to detect radio waves from astronomical radio sources in the sky
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further away in the distance (than something)
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(and) despite that; used to add something that seems surprising because of what you have just said
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used for saying that something is very difficult to believe
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not strong or clear; slight
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a change from using or doing one thing to another
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a very great success, achievement, or victory, or a feeling of great satisfaction or pleasure caused by this
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very surprising
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a small device or machine with a particular purpose
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an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
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to avoid something
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public approval and praise
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without any help from anyone else
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whole or complete, with nothing missing
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to persuade someone to do something in a clever and dishonest way, when they do not want to do it
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a large number of something
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a small rectangular pattern of thick and thin black lines printed on a product, so that the details of the product can be read by and recorded on a computer system
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briefly
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to take or carry someone or something to a particular place
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in a fast or sudden way
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to give the effect of being; to be judged to be
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extreme distance or difference between two things that have been compared
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practical, reasonable, and friendly
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very much respected and admired, usually because of being important
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an organization where people do a particular type of scientific, educational, or social work, or the buildings that it uses
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to start an activity with a particular aim
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used to say that something seems to be true, although it is not certain
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to discover exact details about something
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exact and accurate
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to give the reasons for your opinion, idea, belief, etc.
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(used especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts) if, or not
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to represent or describe something very accurately using words or images
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using a system of numbers that uses only 0 and 1
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to start to do or deal with something
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differently, or in another way
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not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided
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to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals or messages using radio, television, etc.
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to promise that something will happen or exist
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noise or other electronic signals that stop you from getting good pictures or sound on a television or radio
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complete and in the original state
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to involve yourself in a situation when your involvement is not wanted or is not helpful
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real, not false
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to make a general statement that something is true in all cases, based on what is true in some cases
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by way of, or by use of
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(especially in mathematics) a formal statement that can be shown to be true by logic
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the quality of being exact
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especially
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the speed at which something happens or changes
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transmit information
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to stay in the same place or in the same condition
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free from errors
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having a particular characteristic or value compared to other things of a similar type
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the total amount that can be contained or produced
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a measurement of the amount of information that can be sent between computers, through a phone line, etc.
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used when expressing a strong opinion
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to wrap things together
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to deal successfully with a difficult situation
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the damage caused by disease, time, war, etc.
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to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination
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to show a particular result after a period of time
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extremely important or necessary
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something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it
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in a way that is very shocking or impressive
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to make something certain to happen
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the place in a shop, especially a large food shop, where you pay for your goods
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all the time
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(of paper, cloth, etc.) full of folds
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a very thin, often round piece of fried potato, sometimes with a flavour added, sold especially in plastic bags
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a class of high-performance forward error correction (FEC) codes
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in a way that can be trusted or believed
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to produce the basic ideas or structures from which something much larger develops
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working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way
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to remove something from somewhere
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more than is needed or wanted
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(especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed
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outside or after (a stated limit)
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having more than one possible meaning, and therefore likely to cause confusion
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the act of making something smaller or shorter so that it will fit into a particular space or time
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to force a lot of people or things into a small space
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