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hartley

UK/ˈhɑːtli/US/ˈhɑɹtli/

hartley noun: a unit of information (symbol Hart) representing the information content of an event if the probability of that event occurring is 1/10. It is therefore equal to the information contained in one decimal digit.

Noun

hartley (plural hartleys)

  1. A unit of information (symbol Hart) representing the information content of an event if the probability of that event occurring is 1/10. It is therefore equal to the information contained in one decimal digit

Proper noun capitalized: Hartley

Hartley (countable and uncountable, plural Hartleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7808).
  2. A suburb of Plymouth, Devon (OS grid ref SX488325).
  3. A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ605675).
  4. A village in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst parish, Tunbridge Wells district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7534).
  5. A suburb of Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, on the border with Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3375)
  6. A census-designated place in Solano County, California.
  7. A city and township in O'Brien County, Iowa.
  8. An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
  9. A township in Union County, Pennsylvania.
  10. An unincorporated community in Haakon County, South Dakota.
  11. A census-designated place in Hartley County, Texas.
  12. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Hartley County.
  13. A locality in the Lithgow council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  14. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

hartley meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

hartley in Hindi

हार्टली, हार्टले, हर्टली

hartley in Tamil

ஹார்ட்லி, ஹார்ட்லீ

hartley in Marathi

हार्टली, हार्टले

hartley in Urdu

ہارٹلی, ہارٹلے
More languagesFewer languages
hartley in Bengali
হার্টলি
hartley in Telugu
హార్ట్లీ
hartley in Malayalam
ഹാർട്ട്ലി, ഹാർട്ലി
hartley in Kannada
ಹಾರ್ಟ್ಲಿ, ಹಾರ್ಟ್ಲೆ
hartley in Punjabi
ਹਾਰਟਲੀ, ਹਾਰਟਲੇ
hartley in Gujarati
હાર્ટલી, હર્ટલી, હાર્ટલે
hartley in Odia
ହାର୍ଟଲି, ହାର୍ଟଲୀ, ହାର୍ଟ୍ଲି
hartley in Nepali
हार्टली, हार्टले, हर्टली

Forms of hartley

Noun
pluralhartleys
Proper noun
pluralHartleys
alternative formArtley

Origin of hartley

Named after Ralph Hartley (1888–1970), electronics researcher.

From Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hart + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from hartley

Phrases with hartley

Words that rhyme with hartley

Questions about hartley

What does hartley mean?
Hartley means a unit of information (symbol Hart) representing the information content of an event if the probability of that event occurring is 1/10. It is therefore equal to the information contained in one decimal digit.
What is hartley in Hindi?
Hartley in Hindi is हार्टली, हार्टले, हर्टली. See Hartley meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is hartley?
Hartley can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hartley?
Hartley is pronounced /ˈhɑːtli/ (UK).
What is the plural of hartley?
The plural of hartley is hartleys.

Words near hartley in the dictionary

  1. Hartlepudlians
  2. Hartles
  3. Hartless
  4. hartlesse
  5. Hartlesses
  6. hartley
  7. Hartley County
  8. Hartley function
  9. Hartley oscillator
  10. Hartley oscillators
  11. Hartley transform

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hartley (page history and authors); Hartley (page history and authors); hartley (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hartley (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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