background knowledge vs information

information vs background knowledge

background knowledge and information both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
background knowledge	Yes	No	No	No
information	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, information is a hypernym of background knowledge; that is, information is a word with a broader meaning than background knowledge:

background knowledge: information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
information: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

background knowledge (noun)	information (noun)
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem	(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
	knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
	a message received and understood
	formal accusation of a crime
	a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

Difference between background knowledge and information

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