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All the shared body of knowledge which is not explicitly used when people communicate, but without which communication would be impossible
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Exformation — is a term meaning explicitly discarded information .It was coined by Danish physicist Tor Nørretranders in his book The User Illusion published in English 1998. Originally spelt eksformation in Danish, the word first appeared in English in an… … Wikipedia
Tor Nørretranders — (born June 20, 1955) is a Danish author of popular science. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His books and lectures have primarily been focused on science and its role in society, often with Nørretranders own advice about how society should… … Wikipedia
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Bicameralism (psychology) — Bicameralism (the philosophy of two chamberedness ) is a hypothesis in psychology that argues that the human brain once assumed a state in which cognitive functions were divided between one part of the brain which appears to be speaking , and a… … Wikipedia
Information — as a concept has a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. Generally speaking, the concept of information is closely related to notions of constraint, communication, control, data, form, instruction, knowledge, meaning,… … Wikipedia
