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metaknowledge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈmɛtəˌnɒlɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From meta- + knowledge.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Knowledge about knowledge itself (for example, epistemologic awareness).
   • 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. 2005, Nicholas Rescher, Epistemic Logic: A Survey of the Logic of Knowledge, →ISBN, page 20 (Google preview):
2. (qualifier:artificial intelligence, uncountable, usually) Knowledge about types, domains, functions, or preconditions of knowledge.
   • 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. 1996, Reiko Hayashi, “Cognition, Empathy & Interaction”, in Advances in Discourse Processes, volume 54, →ISBN, page 22 (Google preview):
   • Meta-knowledge is knowledge about how to acquire and exploit information, rather than basic knowledge about the world. 2004, Andy Clark, Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence, →ISBN, page 67 (Google preview):

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epistemic regime