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Description	A Mathematical Theory of Communication book cover
Author or copyright owner	Claude E. Shannon
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://www.burnsiderarebooks.com/pages/books/140942697/claude-shannon-warren-weaver/the-mathematical-theory-of-communication
Date of publication	1948
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	A Mathematical Theory of Communication
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