metainformation

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meta- +‎ information

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metainformation (uncountable)

  1. Information about information.
    • 2007 November 27, Luciano Floridi, “Understanding Epistemic Relevance”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 1, →DOI, pages 69–92:
      Or a may simply be assumed to be reasonable enough to ask the appropriate question to obtain i, if provided with sufficient metainformation about the availability of i.

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