Shannon

biographical name
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Definition of Shannon

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Claude Elwood 1916–2001 American mathematician and computer scientist

Shannon

geographical name
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Definition of Shannon (Entry 2 of 2)

river 230 miles (370 kilometers) long in western Ireland flowing south and west into the Atlantic Ocean