Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

working knowledge

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
work-ing -knowl-edge
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A knowledge of how to make something work without deeper theoretical understanding of why it works.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

knowledge work knowledge worker

Frequently Paired Words

knowledge work knowledge worker

Questions

What does working knowledge mean?
A knowledge of how to make something work without deeper theoretical understanding of why it works.

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