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an information vs the information

Both 'an information' and 'the information' are commonly used, but they have different meanings and contexts. 'An information' is used when referring to a single piece or item of information, while 'the information' is used when referring to specific information that has been previously mentioned or is known. Therefore, the choice between the two depends on the context in which they are used.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 1179 views

an information

This phrase is correct when referring to a single piece or item of information.

Use 'an information' when you want to refer to a single piece or item of information. It is often used in technical or formal contexts.

Examples:

I need to provide an information about the project.
This is an important information for our research.

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Circos: an information aesthetic for comparative genomics. Genome Res. 2009 Sep;19(9):1639-45. doi: 10.1101/gr.092759.109. Epub 2009 Jun 18.

Alternatives:

a piece of information
some information
a bit of information
a nugget of information
a tidbit of information

the information

This phrase is correct when referring to specific information that has been previously mentioned or is known.

Use 'the information' when you are referring to specific information that is known or has been previously mentioned. It is used to indicate a particular set of information.

Examples:

Did you find the information you were looking for?
Please provide the information requested in the form.

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The President has all the information.
For this reason the information was disregarded.
For consumer safety, the information provided should also include reactions.
In part because of the information your government provided.
- Improve the information and advice for citizens.
RNA provides the information for protein.
CBA must be consistent with the information presented in feasibility studies.
However, Italy did eventually provide the information requested.
Therefore, the Commission disregarded the information as announced.
But to provide you with the information you desire...
Only the Aurora Chair can extract the information we need.
I don't care how you get the information, get it.
All the information, this foreknowledge, will be programmed into the Dalek memory banks.
Then we can't unlock the information in front of this clone.
I'm expecting you to provide the information necessary to do said Dazzling.
See, the information in our files is very sensitive, Inspector.
And get all the information on any fragments that were recovered from both bombings.
I'll supply the money, the information...
At least the information in R2 is still intact.
It is here that I discovered the information.

Alternatives:

that information
this information
such information
the details
the data

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