Metaknowledge
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Knowledge about knowledge itself (for example, epistemologic awareness). uncountable, usually
"Metaknowledge is knowledge about knowledge […] The hallmark of metaknowledge is its being a matter of knowing propositions in which one K[nowledge]-operator occurs within the scope of another. Knowledge about someone's ignorance thus counts as metaknowledge."
- 2 knowledge about knowledge wordnet
- 3 Knowledge about types, domains, functions, or preconditions of knowledge. uncountable, usually
"The acts of monitoring, hypothesizing, and verifying are internal work which require a person's metaknowledge or knowledge concerning what kind of knowledge is needed and how that knowledge is appropriately used in the situation."
Synonyms
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More examples"Metaknowledge is knowledge about knowledge […] The hallmark of metaknowledge is its being a matter of knowing propositions in which one K[nowledge]-operator occurs within the scope of another. Knowledge about someone's ignorance thus counts as metaknowledge."
Etymology
From meta- + knowledge.
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