Humanities

Knowledge

The body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time, the cumulated sum of information, its volume and nature, in any civilization, period, or country.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time, the cumulated sum of information, its volume and nature, in any civilization, period, or country.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Epistemology

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Indexing Annotation

restrict to knowledge as an abstract or philosophical concept, as "transmission of knowledge"; do not use as coordinate for knowledge of specific subjects as "fuller use of our knowledge about children"; will figure largely in historical articles & historical contexts; "medical knowledge" is probably MEDICINE & not here

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History Note

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Tree Number

  1. K01w.468w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Knowledge. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019359. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019359
  2. Knowledge. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge
  3. Knowledge. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9081