paratviden

Danish

Etymology

From parat (“ready, at-hand”) +‎ viden (“knowledge”).

Noun

paratviden c

1. ready knowledge, trivia (knowledge that can be recalled and communicated and/or used quickly (due to having been learnt beforehand))
   • 1998, Matematik for Lærere. 2 Kultur, Kundskab, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 54:

     Dette kapitel har vist, at det kan være gavnligt at være velbevandret i algebra, og at paratviden inden for området er en nødvendighed - og en fordel.

     This chapter has shown that it may be beneficial to be well-versed in algebra, and that trivia within the area is a necessity - and an advantage.

   • 1986, Flemming Juncker, Træk fra glemmebogen: 1968 og de sidste 25 års økonomiske forvirring:

     I gymnasieskolen kom det til at gå lidt bedre i grundfagene, men opsplitningen i de mange gymnasielinier var med til at udrydde den almene paratviden.

     In the gymnasium, things went a little better in the basic subjects, but the division into the many linjer added to the effect of eradicating the many-faceted ready knowledge.

   • 2008, Gud, Menneske, Kosmos, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 9:

     For at kunne forske må man besidde en vis sum af paratviden, ...

     To be able to do research, one must possess a certain sum of trivia

Declension

Declension of paratviden

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	paratviden	paratvidenen
genitive	paratvidens	paratvidenens

References

• “paratviden” in Den Danske Ordbog