artificial intelligence, information science The objects,
concepts and relationships that are assumed to exist in some
area of interest. A collection of
knowledge, represented
knowledge may be created from existing knowledge using logical
inference. If information is data plus meaning then
knowledge is information plus processing.
A common form of knowledge, e.g. in a
Prolog program, is a
collection of
facts and
rules about some subject.
the facts that John is David's son and Tom is John's son and
the rule that the son of someone's son is their grandson.
From this knowledge it could infer the new fact that Tom is
David's grandson.
(1994-10-19)