Symbolic and Figurative Information Units

The article examines two important classes of information units.The multidimensionality of the use of different information units is shown.The article explores symbolic information and figurative information units.The similarities and differences in these groups are shown.The common feature is the systematization of information units into three types: symbols (elements), words and sentences.The divisibility criterion of the original information set determines the type of information unit.The difference between structural and semantic information units is shown.An onomasiological method for obtaining information units in the information field is described.A semasiological method for constructing models using information units in the information field is described.Information units are used in two directions: to detail the description of natural phenomena; for modeling or design.The difference between procedural and object information units is shown.An analysis of information units belonging to different areas is given: computer linguistics, computer language, complex system, information field.A settheoretic description of information units of different directions is given.There is structural similarity between symbolic information units.It lies in the fact that information units of different types are divided into symbols, words and sentences.The article proves that information units can be considered as the result of analysis.The typological similarity between symbolic information units in linguistics, programming and systems analysis is shown.Figurative information units are more informative compared to symbolic information units.The qualitative difference between the figurative information units pixel and voxel is shown.