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English > 1 sense of the word Shannon:
NOUNperson Shannon, Claude Shannon, Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood ShannonUnited States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001 )
Shannon > pronunciation
Soundsshae'nahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn...
English > Shannon: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001 ).
SynonymsClaude Shannon, Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannon
Instance ofengineer, applied scientist, technologistA person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems