common knowledge
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common knowledge
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- That which is known by most people, and thus cannot reasonably be contested. A limited liability company is not subtle, Mrs Straithwaite. This one knows that you have insured a five-thousand-pound pearl necklace with it, and when it becomes a matter of common knowledge that you have had one answering to that description stolen, it jumps to the conclusion that they are one an
- A special kind of knowledge for a group of agents, such that when all the agents in a group G know p, they all know that they know p, they all know that they all know that they know p, and so on ad infinitum.
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noun that which is known by most people
| Español | saber popular, conocimiento general, dominio público |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 常識 /常识 chángshí |
| Français | de notoriété publique |
| Deutsch | Allgemeinwissen, Allgemeinbildung |
| Ελληνικά | κοινή γνώση koiní gnósi |
| Română | cultură generală |
| Русский | всем известный факт vsem izvestnyj fakt |
noun special kind of knowledge for a group of agents
| 中文 | 共同知識 /共同知识 gòngtóng zhīshi |
|---|---|
| Français | connaissance commune |
| Deutsch | gemeinsames Wissen, gemeinsames Vorwissen |
| Italiano | conoscenza comune |
| Ελληνικά | κοινή γνώση koiní gnósi |
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title = {common knowledge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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