semantic memory

noun

1. the recollection of facts and concepts Compare episodic memory

Example Sentences

A semantic memory can be recalled as though it were episodic and vice versa, in degrees.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Recall of facts such as the location of the nearest grocery store or the date of the first Moon landing—what scientists call semantic memory—generally doesn’t fade with time.

Read more on Science Magazine

In psychology, episodic memory is distinguished from semantic memory.

Read more on The Guardian

Explicit memory is itself subdivided between episodic memory – the autobiographical record of our experience – and semantic memory, which concerns general knowledge or “textbook learning”.

Read more on The Guardian

Factual knowledge, on the other hand, such as the capital of France, is part of semantic memory.

Read more on Scientific American