EPISTEMIC

epistemic, epistemological

(adjective) of or relating to epistemology; “epistemic modal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

epistemic (not comparable)

Of or relating to knowledge or cognition; cognitive.

(rare) Of or relating to the theory of knowledge (epistemology).

Usage notes

Philosophers differentiate the meanings of “epistemic” and “epistemological” where, broadly, epistemic means "relating to knowledge (itself)" and epistemological means "relating to the study or theory of various aspects of knowledge".

Source: Wiktionary



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SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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