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name: paper-kolmogorov-a-n-1965-three-approaches-to-the-quantitative-
description: Apply the Kolmogorov (1965): Three Approaches to the Quantitative Definition of Information article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Kolmogorov (1965): Three Approaches to the Quantitative Definition of Information

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-kolmogorov-a-n-1965-three-approaches-to-the-quantitative-). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-kolmogorov-a-n-1965-three-approaches-to-the-quantitative-.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-kolmogorov-a-n-1965-three-approaches-to-the-quantitative-/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What Kolmogorov Saw Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov examined the problem of measuring information in individual objects rather than in statistical ensembles. He identified two existing approaches. The combinatorial approach counts the number 

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-kolmogorov-a-n-1965-three-approaches-to-the-quantitative-
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-kolmogorov-a-n-1965-three-approaches-to-the-quantitative-
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-kolmogorov-a-n-1965-three-approaches-to-the-quantitative-/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-kolmogorov-a-n-1965-three-approaches-to-the-quantitative-/revisions
