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first-order questions

first-order questions is the plural of first-order question.

Meaning of first-order question

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

Questions about first-order questions

What is first-order questions the plural of?
First-order questions is the plural of first-order question.

Words near first-order questions in the dictionary

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

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