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- Knowledge can be defined as the ``understanding obtained
through the process of experience or appropriate study.''
- Knowledge can also be an accumulation of facts, procedural rules, or
heuristics.
- A fact is generally a statement representing truth about a
subject matter or domain.
- A procedural rule is a rule that describes a sequence of
actions.
- A heuristic is a rule of thumb based on years of
experience.
- Intelligence implies the capability to acquire and apply
appropriate knowledge.
- Memory indicates the ability to store and retrieve relevant
experience according to will.
- Learning represents the skill of acquiring knowledge using the
method of instruction/study.
- Experience relates to the understanding that we develop through
our past actions.
- Knowledge can develop over time through successful experience, and
experience can lead to expertise.
- Common sense refers to the natural and mostly unreflective
opinions of humans.
Subsections
Knowledge Management Systems
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