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epistemically

epistemically adverb: in a way that pertains to knowledge and cognition.

Adverb

epistemically (comparative more epistemically, superlative most epistemically)

  1. In a way that pertains to knowledge and cognition.
  2. (usually, more specifically) In a way that pertains to metaknowledge and epistemology (awareness of the source, truth, and epistemologic grounding of knowledge).
    • We can say that a message, M, is epistemically defective if either it is false, inappropriate, or connected to other beliefs in ways that are inapt, misleading, or unwarranted.2002, Sheryl Tuttle Ross, “Understanding Propaganda: The Epistemic Merit Model and Its Application to Art”, in Journal of Aesthetic Education, volume 36, number 1, page 23

Synonyms of epistemically

Forms of epistemically

comparativemore epistemically
superlativemost epistemically

Origin of epistemically

From epistemic + -ally.

Questions about epistemically

What does epistemically mean?
Epistemically means in a way that pertains to knowledge and cognition.
What part of speech is epistemically?
Epistemically is an adverb.

Words near epistemically in the dictionary

  1. epistemic marker
  2. epistemic markers
  3. epistemic rationality
  4. epistemic regime
  5. epistemic regimes
  6. epistemically
  7. epistemicide
  8. epistemicides
  9. epistemicism
  10. epistemicist
  11. epistemicists

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