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information vs knowledge

knowledge vs information

information and knowledge both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
information Yes No No No
knowledge Yes No No No
As nouns, knowledge is a hypernym of information; that is, knowledge is a word with a broader meaning than information:
  • information: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
  • knowledge: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Other hypernyms of information include cognition, noesis.
information (noun) knowledge (noun)
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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 information and knowledge

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