This is a collective list of terms that was developed last summer and may be useful to our work. We hope to continue to grow this list over the course of the summer.

Add a comment with your term, definition, and source (including URL).

  1. Information: knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information
  2. Data: information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making or information in an electronic form that can be stored and used by a computer.
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/data
  3. MTC ( Mathematical Theory of Communication): a theory/article proposed by Claude Shannon on the effective process of communication and how a message sent becomes a message received.
    https://pure.mpg.de/rest/items/item_2383164/component/file_2383163/content
  4. Binary: a number system based only on the numerals 0 and 1.
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary
  5. Bit: A bit (binary digit) is the smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store.
    https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/bit-binary-digit
  6. Data Visualization: the graphical representation of information and data.
    https://www.tableau.com/learn/articles/data-visualization#definition
  7. Cognitive Perception: Perception is the ability to capture, process, and actively make sense of the information that our senses receive. It is the cognitive process that makes it possible to interpret our surroundings with the stimuli that we receive through sensory organs.
    https://www.cognifit.com/perception
  8. Analytical method of reasoning: the ability to look at information and discern patterns within it.
    https://www.radford.edu/content/cobe/innovation-analytics/analytics/career-prep/report-e.html
  9. Information Design: the practice of telling a story with data. It helps people interpret information by providing a purpose, a storyline that’s simple to follow, and clear conclusions.
    https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/information-design
  10. Infographics: a collection of imagery, data visualizations like pie charts and bar graphs, and minimal text that gives an easy-to-understand overview of a topic.
    https://venngage.com/blog/what-is-an-infographic/#1