take to mean

In a 1990 interview Claude Shannon, who invented information theory in the 1940s, told me that the information in a system is proportional to its capacity to “surprise” an observer, which I take to mean that information requires a conscious entity to be informed.

Describing his life as a Boston-area transplant now residing in Los Angeles, he said, “Everyone in L.A. assumes I live in New York, which I take to mean: You’re Jewish, right? Or, I haven’t seen you in a while.”

Vladimir Putin has threatened any country which hinders his "special military operation" in Ukraine with consequences of a severity "not experienced in your history", which most take to mean the use of nuclear weapons.

I imagine it’s tricky to target based on ~plot~ but at the same time, all of the Bed, Bath & Beyond ads I’ve seen recently have had queer couples, which I take to mean that I’m not only being watched — I’m being seen.

He also admits that “it will certainly be a premium-priced product,” which I take to mean north of $1,000.