The concept of signal: its definition and philosophical using

Abstract

The article contains an examination of the definitions of the concept of signal accepted in engineering and technical contexts in terms of content. The author analyzes the existing ways of dealing with this concept and describes the features of the situations of its application. He explores the question of the necessary terminological tools to describe the impact of a signal on a system. The possibilities of using the means of the theory of signals for the naturalization of philosophical studies are evaluated on the example of specific studies. The author concludes about the methodological significance of the means of signal theory and the appropriateness of involving signal models in the context of considering philosophical problems, as well as the role of philosophy in relation to the sciences that study signal processes.