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knowledge

knowledge

34 5.8
Facts and rules stored in a computer so it can answer questions
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : conocimiento
  • What mythology, early philosophy, and philosophy proper have in common is that they seek knowledge of principles and causes.
  • knowledge base
  • knowledge-based system
  • knowledge bases

Where is all that knowledge that you're accessing stored?

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Examples

  • Finally, I discussed the idea of continually expanding the knowledge that our systems possess.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And how can we pass this knowledge to our computers?

  • I can just operate with knowledge of the API, right?

  • We can use these machine learning algorithms that extract knowledge from the black box.

  • The program rules encode biological knowledge about the repair actions needed and possible in a particular situation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There is at present no effective means of disseminating the latest IT knowledge to the astronomical community.

    Academic text (2011)
  • How has the Information Age and today's knowledge-based global economy impacted the importance of the liberal arts?

    Academic text (2011)
  • In artificial intelligence, knowledge is essential for systems to answer queries accurately.

  • The structured knowledge in this database enables the AI to reason and make decisions.

  • Developers need to ensure that the knowledge represented in their applications is easily queryable.

Synonyms

information
vsknowledge
1.0

Facts and details that tell you about a person or thing

is represented so machines can interpret and reason, not just raw facts
knowledge base
vsknowledge
  • Specialized
7 3.4

A collection of information about a subject that helps people or companies find answers

is structured for machine interpretation and used for automated reasoning

Antonyms

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

Idioms

Having information gives a person an advantage to succeed or influence others

To keep wanting to learn new things

Compounds

Things most people understand and accept without proof

Facts that anyone can find out

Facts and ideas learned by careful study and tests

knowledge base
  • Specialized
7 3.4

A collection of information about a subject that helps people or companies find answers

To be aware of your character, feelings, reasons, and abilities

Facts many people know about different subjects

A strong wish to learn and understand new things

2 8.3

Sex between people, usually meaning one person entering another, used in legal texts

Knowledge that a group of people has and uses together

A strong, detailed understanding of a subject

tree of knowledge
  • Literature
1 9.8

The tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit made Adam and Eve able to tell right from wrong

Information you already know from past experience that helps you understand new things

1 4.4

Sharing information and skills from one person or group to another

A book that gives basic facts about many subjects like history and science

knowledge domain
  • Specialized
1 6.0

An area of study or work with its own words and ways

A strong, lasting wish to learn new things

An understanding of government rules and how leaders make decisions

traditional knowledge
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Old information a community passes from older to younger people about culture, nature, or skills

A place or person with a lot of information about many things

A place or person that protects and keeps important knowledge

depth of knowledge
  • Specialized
6.7

A set of levels showing how difficult thinking tasks are for students

knowledge transfer
  • Specialized
4.1

Using what one trained model learned to help another model perform better

An important English society that supports scientists and promotes science

Information and practices of local communities that laws protect and require consent and fair sharing when used by others

Sex that the law says is illegal

How Structured

ontology
  • Specialized
6 8.9
knowledge base
  • Specialized
7 3.4
knowledge
  • Specialized
34 5.8
information
1.0
data
215 1.6

Surface Forms

knowledge singular
knowledges plural

Morphology

knowledge = know (semi-transparent) = know + ledge

Formally derived from 'know', but the computing sense extends the basic idea to structured, machine-interpretable representations, which is a domain-specific extension.

Etymology

Knowledge comes from the old English verb know, meaning 'to know', plus a noun ending -ledge that makes it a 'thing you know'. That's why in computing knowledge means the facts, rules, or relationships a system 'knows' and can use to answer questions.