epistemic

American  

[ep-uh-stee-mik, -stem-ik] / ˌɛp əˈsti mɪk, -ˈstɛm ɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to knowledge or the conditions for acquiring it.

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epistemic British  

/ ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to knowledge or epistemology

2. 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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Other Word Forms

• epistemically adverb

Etymology

Origin of epistemic

1920–25; < Greek epistēmikós, equivalent to epistḗm ( ē ) knowledge + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Neutrality remains an indispensable guiding aspiration that counsels restraint and reminds administrators that their moral and epistemic authority is limited.

From The Wall Street Journal

That epistemic humility — the willingness to admit what we don’t know — is increasingly out of step with a public discourse that values performance over inquiry.

From Salon

Often we don't process information for epistemic reasons.

From Salon

Free speech is the vehicle for epistemic humility and the guarantor of democratic efficacy: that we can’t know who’s right unless we can all argue it out, unfettered.

From Salon

The new Johns Hopkins work investigates a different kind of behavior: "epistemic actions," which are performed when someone is trying to learn something.

From Science Daily