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Noise matters : the evolution of communication /

We think of noise as background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. But noise is anything that interferes with the reception of signals of any sort. Whatever its cause, the consequence of noise is error by receivers, and these errors are the key to understanding h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wiley, R. Haven (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We think of noise as background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. But noise is anything that interferes with the reception of signals of any sort. Whatever its cause, the consequence of noise is error by receivers, and these errors are the key to understanding how noise shapes the evolution of communication.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 502 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674287044
0674287045