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first-order question

first-order question noun: a direct question about facts or values, as opposed to a metaquestion.

Noun

first-order question (plural first-order questions)

  1. A direct question about facts or values, as opposed to a metaquestion.
    • [L]et us call questions about what is and happens in the world, or about what men ought to do or seek, "first-order" questions. We should recognize, then, that there are also "second-order" questions that can be asked: questions about our first-order knowledge1972, Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book, 1972 edition, page 276

Forms of first-order question

pluralfirst-order questions

Questions about first-order question

What does first-order question mean?
First-order question means a direct question about facts or values, as opposed to a metaquestion.
What part of speech is first-order question?
First-order question is a noun.
What is the plural of first-order question?
The plural of first-order question is first-order questions.

Words near first-order question in the dictionary

  1. first-order
  2. first-order hold
  3. first-order holds
  4. first-order logic
  5. first-order logics
  6. first-order question
  7. first-order questions
  8. first-order spectra
  9. first-order spectrum
  10. first-party
  11. first-party cookie

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