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   Knowl·edge

   /ˈnäləj/

   

   noun

   • 1. facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject: "a thirst for knowledge" Similar understandingcomprehensiongraspgripcommandmasteryapprehensionexpertiseskillproficiencyexpertnessaccomplishmentadeptnesscapacitycapabilitysavoir faireinformal:know-howlearningeruditioneducationscholarshiplettersschoolingsciencewisdomenlightenmentphilosophyfamiliarity withacquaintance withconversance withintimacy withinformationfactsdataintelligencenewsreportsloreinformal:infolowdowngenOpposite ignoranceignoranceilliteracy
   • ▪ what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information: "the transmission of knowledge"
   • ▪ true, justified belief; certain understanding, as opposed to opinion.
   • 2. awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation: "the program had been developed without his knowledge" Similar awarenessconsciousnessrealizationrecognitioncognitionapprehensionperceptionappreciationformal:cognizanceOpposite unawareness

   Word Origin Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘acknowledge, recognize’, later as a noun): from an Old English compound based on cnāwan (see know).

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2. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogWhat Is Knowledge? A Brief Primer | Psychology Today

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   Dec 4, 2013 · In everyday usage, knowledge refers to awareness of or familiarity with various objects, events, ideas, or ways of doing things. But, as philosophers have noted for...

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › ones knowledgeKnowledge Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Knowledge definition, acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things. See more.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › knowledgeKNOWLEDGE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Definition of knowledge. 1. as in science. a body of facts learned by study or experience the forest ranger shared some of his vast knowledge of the woods with us a knowledge of local customs. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. science. wisdom. expertise. information. lore. awareness. data. evidence. facts. literacy. learning. news. intelligence.

5. iep.utm.edu › knowledgKnowledge | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Table of Contents. Kinds of Knowledge. Knowing by Acquaintance. Knowledge-That. Knowledge-Wh. Knowing-How. Knowledge as a Kind. Ways of Knowing. Innate Knowledge. Observational Knowledge. Knowing Purely by Thinking. Knowing by Thinking-Plus-Observing. Sceptical Doubts about Knowing. Understanding Knowledge?

6. plato.stanford.edu › entries › knowledge-analysisThe Analysis of Knowledge - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Feb 6, 2001 · What does it take to know something? It’s not enough just to believe it—we don’t know the things we’re wrong about. Knowledge seems to be more like a way of getting at the truth. The analysis of knowledge concerns the attempt to articulate in what exactly this kind of “getting at the truth” consists.

7. www.gse.harvard.edu › ideas › usable-knowledgeWhat Is Knowledge? | Harvard Graduate School of Education

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   Feb 24, 2015 · What Is Knowledge? In a video roundtable, HGSE faculty consider the biggest question of all. Posted February 24, 2015. By Iman Rastegari and Bari Walsh.

8. www.dictionary.com › e › wisdom-vs-knowledge"Wisdom" vs. "Knowledge": What's The Difference? - Dictionary.com

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   Aug 23, 2022 · The word knowledge is defined first as the “acquaintance with facts, truths or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition.”