Knowledge
noun
The information, understanding, or skill that you get from experience or education.
A good diet is important for your health, but knowledge is also important
Often appears as...
- general knowledge
- knowledge is power
noun
Awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.
The acknowledgement of the existence of something
Often appears as...
- knowledge of reality
- knowledge of existence
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Formal
Academic
noun
Detailed information or understanding about a specific subject, task, or skill.
She has a broad knowledge of computer programming
Often appears as...
- technical knowledge
- expert knowledge
noun
The sum of what is known about a particular subject, event, etc.
The conference will update us on the current knowledge about the disease
Often appears as...
- current knowledge
- scientific knowledge
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Formal
Academic
noun
The fact of knowing about something.
The knowledge of one's existence is a fundamental part of human consciousness
Often appears as...
- self-knowledge
- divine knowledge
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Formal
Academic
noun
The information, understanding, or skill that you get from experience or education.
A good diet is important for your health, but knowledge is also important
Often appears as...
- general knowledge
- knowledge is power
noun
Awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.
The acknowledgement of the existence of something
Often appears as...
- knowledge of reality
- knowledge of existence
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Detailed information or understanding about a specific subject, task, or skill.
She has a broad knowledge of computer programming
Often appears as...
- technical knowledge
- expert knowledge
noun
The sum of what is known about a particular subject, event, etc.
The conference will update us on the current knowledge about the disease
Often appears as...
- current knowledge
- scientific knowledge
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The fact of knowing about something.
The knowledge of one's existence is a fundamental part of human consciousness
Often appears as...
- self-knowledge
- divine knowledge
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Acquired through Learning
Knowledge comes from learning, which can happen in school or through life experiences.
Her knowledge of history was gained by reading many books.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Facts
Knowledge isn't just remembering facts; it involves understanding information deeply.
Despite knowing many formulas, his true knowledge of math became clear when he solved complex problems.
Pro Tip 1/2Acquired through Learning
Knowledge comes from learning, which can happen in school or through life experiences.
Her knowledge of history was gained by reading many books.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Facts
Knowledge isn't just remembering facts; it involves understanding information deeply.
Despite knowing many formulas, his true knowledge of math became clear when he solved complex problems.
Pro Tip 1/2Acquired through Learning
Knowledge comes from learning, which can happen in school or through life experiences.
Her knowledge of history was gained by reading many books.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Facts
Knowledge isn't just remembering facts; it involves understanding information deeply.
Despite knowing many formulas, his true knowledge of math became clear when he solved complex problems.
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The benefits of a good...
not only harms your long-term health, but actually makes it less likely that you'll retain all that knowledge and practice from the previous night, all of which just goes to affirm the wisdom of the phrase, "Sleep on it." When you think about all the internal restructuring and forming of new connections that occurs while you slumber,
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How math saved my life PIPE...
the math lab for hours and months at a time trying to absorb all this incredible beautiful knowledge that I had completely ignored previously in my life well then one day I was in the math lab and a friend that I had talked to came in all excited and he said they were studying interference patterns and
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
by examining concepts like justice, truth and beauty. In the allegory, a group of prisoners have been confined in a cavern since birth, with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light.
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Questions No One Knows...
the fact that we think and dream and ask these questions might yet turn out to be one of the most important facts about the universe. And I have one more piece of good news for you. The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull. It doesn't. It's actually the opposite.
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History vs. Christopher...
Traditions and holidays are important to all cultures, but a hero in one era may become a villain in the next as our historical knowledge expands and our values evolve. And deciding what these traditions should mean today is a major part of putting history on trial.
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
Young people emerge from college with pride and with great friends and with a lot of knowledge about the world. And perhaps most importantly, a better chance in the labor market than they had before they got there. Today I want to talk about the second institution
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Why do people get so...
and helps relieve muscle tension, preventing anxiety from building. You can also use your knowledge about the brain to change your mindset. The brain is flexible, and the areas involved in math skills can always grow and develop.
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Legendary Library of...
humanity has cherished the celebration of universal knowledge rationality tolerance respect for science and for the contrarian view all of these values are values that have lived with us to this day this port city is at the
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Debunking the myths of...
while not being able to resist its commands can be agonizing. But with knowledge and understanding comes the power to seek help, and future research into the brain may finally provide the answers we're looking for.
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The Man Who Can Control...
as he brings a swarm into our world people are forced to confront their fears they also see that with knowledge such an incredible force of nature can be controlled when swarms invade we are inevitably
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The benefits of a good...
not only harms your long-term health, but actually makes it less likely that you'll retain all that knowledge and practice from the previous night, all of which just goes to affirm the wisdom of the phrase, "Sleep on it." When you think about all the internal restructuring and forming of new connections that occurs while you slumber,
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
the math lab for hours and months at a time trying to absorb all this incredible beautiful knowledge that I had completely ignored previously in my life well then one day I was in the math lab and a friend that I had talked to came in all excited and he said they were studying interference patterns and
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
by examining concepts like justice, truth and beauty. In the allegory, a group of prisoners have been confined in a cavern since birth, with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
the fact that we think and dream and ask these questions might yet turn out to be one of the most important facts about the universe. And I have one more piece of good news for you. The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull. It doesn't. It's actually the opposite.
Video examples
History vs. Christopher...
Traditions and holidays are important to all cultures, but a hero in one era may become a villain in the next as our historical knowledge expands and our values evolve. And deciding what these traditions should mean today is a major part of putting history on trial.
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
Young people emerge from college with pride and with great friends and with a lot of knowledge about the world. And perhaps most importantly, a better chance in the labor market than they had before they got there. Today I want to talk about the second institution
Video examples
Why do people get so...
and helps relieve muscle tension, preventing anxiety from building. You can also use your knowledge about the brain to change your mindset. The brain is flexible, and the areas involved in math skills can always grow and develop.
Video examples
Legendary Library of...
humanity has cherished the celebration of universal knowledge rationality tolerance respect for science and for the contrarian view all of these values are values that have lived with us to this day this port city is at the
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
while not being able to resist its commands can be agonizing. But with knowledge and understanding comes the power to seek help, and future research into the brain may finally provide the answers we're looking for.
Video examples
The Man Who Can Control...
as he brings a swarm into our world people are forced to confront their fears they also see that with knowledge such an incredible force of nature can be controlled when swarms invade we are inevitably
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
For a highly motivated learner, it's not like knowledge is secret and somehow the Internet made it not secret. It just made knowledge easy to find. If you're a motivated enough learner, books are pretty good.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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Isaac Asimov
American Scientist
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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Immanuel Kant
German Philosopher
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
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Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
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Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
For a highly motivated learner, it's not like knowledge is secret and somehow the Internet made it not secret. It just made knowledge easy to find. If you're a motivated enough learner, books are pretty good.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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Isaac Asimov
American Scientist
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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Immanuel Kant
German Philosopher
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
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Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
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Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
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