The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoIt's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1530arrow-down114
arrow-up1516arrow-down1imageIt's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squaremindbleachlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoSurprised to see English and French leading for information rate. English, I’d figure its because our vocabulary is ridiculously large. There’s like a million different “real words” with slightly distinct implications. French is a lot more limited.
Surprised to see English and French leading for information rate. English, I’d figure its because our vocabulary is ridiculously large. There’s like a million different “real words” with slightly distinct implications. French is a lot more limited.