"common knowledge" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} common knowledge (uncountable)
  1. That which is known by most people, and thus cannot reasonably be contested. Tags: uncountable Translations (that which is known by most people): 常識 (Chinese Mandarin), 常识 (chángshí) (Chinese Mandarin), allemandsviden [common-gender] (Danish), almenviden [common-gender] (Danish), yleinen tieto (Finnish), de notoriété publique (French), Allgemeinwissen [neuter] (German), Allgemeinbildung [feminine] (German), κοινή γνώση (koiní gnósi) [feminine] (Greek), közismert/köztudomású/tudvalevő dolog/tény (Hungarian), wiedza powszechna [feminine] (Polish), cultură generală [feminine] (Romanian), всем известный факт (vsem izvestnyj fakt) [masculine] (Russian), saber popular [masculine] (Spanish), conocimiento general (Spanish), dominio público (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-common_knowledge-en-noun-pYKP548e Disambiguation of 'that which is known by most people': 93 7
  2. (logic, game theory) A special kind of knowledge for a group of agents, such that when all the agents in a group G know p, they all know that they know p, they all know that they all know that they know p, and so on ad infinitum. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Game theory, Logic Related terms: common sense, conventional wisdom, general knowledge, idée reçue, received wisdom Translations (special kind of knowledge for a group of agents): 共同知識 (Chinese Mandarin), 共同知识 (gòngtóng zhīshi) (Chinese Mandarin), gemeenschappelijke kennis [feminine] (Dutch), täydellinen informaatio (Finnish), connaissance commune [feminine] (French), gemeinsames Wissen [neuter] (German), gemeinsames Vorwissen [neuter] (German), κοινή γνώση (koiní gnósi) [feminine] (Greek), conoscenza comune [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-common_knowledge-en-noun-ohdbt3eN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87 Topics: computing, engineering, game-theory, human-sciences, logic, mathematics, natural-sciences, philosophy, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'special kind of knowledge for a group of agents': 1 99
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