Associations to the word «Hartley»

Wiktionary

HARTLEY, proper noun. A surname​.
HARTLEY, noun. A unit of information (symbol Hart) representing the information content of an event if the probability of that event occurring is 1/10. It is therefore equal to the information contained in one decimal digit.
HARTLEY OSCILLATOR, noun. An electronic oscillator circuit in which the oscillation frequency is determined by a tuned circuit consisting of capacitors and inductors.
HARTLEY TRANSFORM, noun. (math) An integral transform closely related to the Fourier transform, but which transforms real-valued functions to real-valued functions.

Dictionary definition

HARTLEY, noun. English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley