epistemic
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to knowledge or epistemology
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denoting the branch of modal logic that deals with the formalization of certain epistemological concepts, such as knowledge, certainty, and ignorance. See also doxastic
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Etymology
Origin of epistemic
1920–25; < Greek epistēmikós, equivalent to epistḗm ( ē ) knowledge + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Epistemic arcs can be short, as in the example of the memes discussed above.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023
Epistemic trust is the process of trusting knowledge you get from others.
From Salon • May 26, 2023
Epistemic peer a person who is in an equal epistemic position as you relative to some domain.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Epistemic uncertainty—the idea that traditional sources of knowledge cannot be trusted—has long been exploited by disingenuous medical gurus to attract patients.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2017
In her slim and elegant treatise, Epistemic Injustice, philosopher Miranda Fricker explains the “negative space” of epistemic injustice as the “wrong done to someone specifically in their capacity as a knower.”
From Time • Oct. 8, 2015
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