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A. Thesaurus. The notion of ‘information’ is a fundamental category, but it is hard to define. Information is usually defined as a set of data that can be generated, transferred, accumulated, perceived, or used. Information by itself is not material, but it is a property of matter, like its discreteness and movement, for example. Any object, phenomenon, or event that may cause a variety of interactions and states of many different elements can be a carrier of information.
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Zhegunov, G. (2012). Biological Information and Cybernetics. In: The Dual Nature of Life. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30394-4_20
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