What is another word for imperfect knowledge?

Pronunciation: [ɪmpˈɜːfɛkt nˈɒlɪd͡ʒ] (IPA)

There are various synonyms for the phrase "imperfect knowledge" which refers to a limited or incomplete understanding of a particular subject. Some of the alternatives for this term include partial knowledge, inadequate understanding, imperfect comprehension, limited awareness, and incomplete information. "Partial knowledge" suggests that there is a lack of knowledge on some aspects of the subject, while "inadequate understanding" implies that the knowledge is insufficient to comprehend the subject. "Imperfect comprehension" means that there is a lack of full understanding, while "limited awareness" means the knowledge is insufficient. "Incomplete information" means that the knowledge is limited and insufficient to give a complete picture of the subject.

Synonyms for Imperfect knowledge:

What are the hypernyms for Imperfect knowledge?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    limited knowledge, faulty knowledge, incomplete knowledge, partial knowledge.

Famous quotes with Imperfect knowledge

  • International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge.
    Rebecca West
  • In completing one discovery we never fail to get an imperfect knowledge of others of which we could have no idea before, so that we cannot solve one doubt without creating several new ones.
    Joseph Priestly
  • Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
  • In return for this great gift that I could not repay in a thousand lifetimes, at least I can promise that, although I have frequently advanced wrong, or even stupid, arguments (in the light of later discoveries), at least I have never been lazy, and have never betrayed your trust by cutting corners or relying on superficial secondary sources. I have always based these essays upon original works in their original languages (with only two exceptions, when Fracastoro's elegant Latin verse and Beringer's foppish Latin pseudocomplexities eluded my imperfect knowledge of this previously universal scientific tongue).
    Stephen Jay Gould

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