common knowledge

English

Noun

common knowledge (uncountable)

That which is known by most people, and thus cannot reasonably be contested.
(logic, game theory) 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.

Related terms

common sense

Translations

that which is known by most people

Chinese:
Mandarin: 常識 (zh), 常识 (zh) (chángshí)
Danish: allemandsviden c, almenviden c
Finnish: yleinen tieto

French: bon sens (fr) m
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Spanish: saber popular m, conocimiento general, dominio público (es)

special kind of knowledge for a group of agents

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
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Dutch: gemeenschappelijke kennis f
Finnish: täydellinen informaatio

French: connaissance commune f
German: gemeinsames Wissen n, gemeinsames Vorwissen n
Italian: conoscenza comune f
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See also

common knowledge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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