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usually uncountable, plural metaknowledges
(philosophy) Knowledge about knowledge itself (for example, epistemologic awareness). quotations examples
Metaknowledge is knowledge about knowledge […] The hallmark of metaknowledge is its being a matter of knowing propositions in which one K[nowledge]-operator occurs within the scope of another. Knowledge about someone's ignorance thus counts as metaknowledge.
2005, Nicholas Rescher, Epistemic Logic: A Survey of the Logic of Knowledge, page 20 (Google preview)
(psychology, artificial intelligence) Knowledge about types, domains, functions, or preconditions of knowledge. quotations
The acts of monitoring, hypothesizing, and verifying are internal work which require a person's metaknowledge or knowledge concerning what kind of knowledge is needed and how that knowledge is appropriately used in the situation.
1996, Reiko Hayashi, “Cognition, Empathy & Interaction”, in Advances in Discourse Processes, volume 54, page 22 (Google preview)
Meta-knowledge is knowledge about how to acquire and exploit information, rather than basic knowledge about the world.
2004, Andy Clark, Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence, page 67 (Google preview)