"communication theory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: communication theories [plural]
enPR: kə-myo͞o′nĭ-kā′shən thē′ə-rē, thîr′ē Head templates: {{en-noun}} communication theory (plural communication theories)
  1. (information theory, mathematics) A field that studies the technical process of information. Wikidata QID: Q83966 Translations (proposed description of communication phenomena): যোগাযোগ তত্ত্ব (jōgajōg totto) (Bengali), théorie de la communication [feminine] (French)

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