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Definition of logone

logone

/loʊˈɡoʊn/
Lo · gone
Plural:logones
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Adjective:logonic
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logone Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A theoretical minimal unit of structural information or communication channel capacity, equivalent to one degree of freedom in a time-frequency phase space.

Example

"In his seminal paper on communication theory, Dennis Gabor introduced the logone as the fundamental quantum of information."

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loggerhead sea turtle
loggerhead turtle
loggia
logone
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logrunner
lohit

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in 1946 by physicist Dennis Gabor from the Greek 'logos' (word, reason) combined with the suffix '-one' (denoting a fundamental unit), to describe the minimum possible amount of structural information in a time-frequency domain.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Logone. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/logone
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