OUR+COMBINED+UNDERSTANDING+of+Knowledge

What is knowledge?

 * information plus experience because then you can really understand it..
 * Unless the information has been tested, processed or thought about in some depth, it cannot be considered knowledge.
 * at least one person is aware of something to be true to them.
 * Combined Belief & Truth
 * Everything a person or a society holds to be true and of merit.
 * All of these factors have an impact on the efficiency of decision making.
 * The root word of knowledge defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information...(and) be absolutely certain or sure about something".
 * The retention and development of data, which is utilized to form information (important to society, or not important).
 * You encounter raw data and information daily.
 * The application of knowledge or any process of it concerning learning, perception, association and reasoning is intelligence.
 * Tacit and explicit knowledge are different and both come into play
 * Knowledge and intelligence interplay.

How do we construct it?

 * Truth: matter-of fact, and therefore considered knowledge
 * Belief: a person's perception of knowledge really could be whatever that person believes to be truth.
 * By collecting information of an individuals experiences and education, formal or informal.
 * Through listening to fact or intuition
 * Some knowledge will evolve into reflex through continuous application (ex. Driving a Standard)

Where does it reside
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 * In the heart, brain & soul
 * In one own's mind, or in the minds of several individuals.
 * Not just stored in a persons mind but in any form that is capable of presenting data.
 * Knowledge is factual, stored universally, and the application of it is a matter of intelligence.

> The definition of knowledge is widely disputed around the world among scholars.

what this word means within any given context?
> We can have the conversation and come to some form of an agreement, but everyone comes into the conversation with their own viewpoints and beliefs around any given subject.
 * Not everyone will always have the same understanding of knowledge, as there is no one common understanding in society, nor one "right" answer.

Is knowledge tangible?
> It resides in the heart, soul, and the brain.
 * It can be made tangible in a sense (ex. through written documentation).

Is knowledge a process?
> It is is an ongoing process of learning and creating, and understanding.

Does the word knowledge really have multiple meanings or do we misuse the word?

 * Multiple meanings.
 * It cannot really be misused, if everyone has a different understanding of what Knowledge is.
 * Contrary to that, it could ALWAYS be misused since not everyone has the same understanding.