The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

It's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.

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It's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.

The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

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I think i read a study long ago, about the speed of transmiting information being faster in languagues of great empires. Sounds logical to me and matches English, French, Chinese.

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