Reference Term
Understanding
The ability to see how knowledge fits together and why it matters.
Definition
Understanding is the ability to see how knowledge fits together and why it matters.
In the ReKnowology system, understanding is the bridge between knowing a fact and seeing its meaning. It connects details into patterns, patterns into principles, and principles into usable insight.
A person may know many separate things without understanding how they connect.
Understanding brings relationship, structure, and context to knowledge.
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