"information-theoretic death" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: information-theoretic deaths [plural]
Etymology: information theory + -ic + death, based on clinical death. Coined by American cryptographer and cryonicist Ralph Merkle. Etymology templates: {{af|en|information theory|-ic|death}} information theory + -ic + death, {{m|en|clinical death}} clinical death, {{coin|en|Q92884|nocat=1}} Coined by American cryptographer and cryonicist Ralph Merkle Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} information-theoretic death (usually uncountable, plural information-theoretic deaths)
  1. The point at which a person's unique memories and individual personality traits are no longer present in a form that could be read or inferred by future technologies; the complete loss of the information that defines an individual. Wikipedia link: information-theoretic death Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Transhumanism

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