Low Information Density describes text that uses a lot of words to convey very little checkable information. It is the precise term for what people informally call filler.
It is measured from the density of supported claims relative to length, not from tone or vocabulary. A short blunt note can be dense with information, and a long polished one can be nearly empty.
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