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knowledge domain

Other forms: knowledge domains

Definitions of knowledge domain
  1. noun
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
    synonyms: domain, knowledge base
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    types:
    realm, region
    a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
    scientific knowledge
    knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles
    science
    a systematic method or organized body of knowledge relating to some topic or field
    occultism
    the study of the supernatural
    communication theory, communications
    the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
    major
    the principal field of study of a student at a university
    frontier
    an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
    genealogy
    the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
    allometry
    the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
    bibliotics
    the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
    ology
    an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
    science, scientific discipline
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
    architecture
    the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
    applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology
    the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
    futuristics, futurology
    the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
    arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts
    studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
    divinity, theology
    the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
    military science
    the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
    escapology
    the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)
    graphology
    the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)
    numerology
    the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs
    protology
    the study of origins and first things
    theogony
    the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
    science
    a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically
    forensics
    the art or study of formal debate and argumentation
    type of:
    cognitive content, content, mental object
    the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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