EPISTEMOLOGICAL

epistemic, epistemological

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

epistemological (comparative more epistemological, superlative most epistemological)

Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.

Of or pertaining to knowing or cognizing, as a mental activity.

Usage notes

Many philosophers consider the standard sense of "epistemological" to be "of or pertaining to epistemology" and reserve the term "epistemic" for the sense "of or pertaining to knowing or cognizing."

Source: Wiktionary



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10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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