"metaknowledge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛtəˌnɒlɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-au-metaknowledge.ogg [Australia] Forms: metaknowledges [plural]
Etymology: meta- + knowledge Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|knowledge}} meta- + knowledge Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} metaknowledge (usually uncountable, plural metaknowledges)
  1. (philosophy) Knowledge about knowledge itself (for example, epistemologic awareness). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy, Artificial intelligence
    Sense id: en-metaknowledge-en-noun-LrMjWnF~ Disambiguation of Artificial intelligence: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with meta- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 69 31 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. (psychology, artificial intelligence) Knowledge about types, domains, functions, or preconditions of knowledge. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-metaknowledge-en-noun-3p-YnFwd Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meta-knowledge Related terms: epistemic regime

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