common knowledge
That which is known by most people, and thus cannot reasonably be contestedThat which is known by most people, and thus cannot reasonably be contested.
» I thought that it was common knowledge.
Я думав, що це загальновідомо.
Я думала, що це загальновідомо.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)That which is known by most people, and thus cannot reasonably be contested.
Allgemeinwissen, Allgemeinbildung
всем известный фактvsem izvestnyj fakt
(uncountable)A special kind of knowledge for a group of agents, such that when all the agents in a group G know p, they all know that they know p, they all know that they all know that they know p, and so on ad infinitum.
gemeinsames Wissen, gemeinsames Vorwissen
- anything generally known to everyone
Examples
18 sentencesI thought that it was common knowledge.
Я думав, що це загальновідомо.
I thought it was common knowledge.
Я думав, що це загальновідомо.
ruЯ думал, это общеизвестно.
deIch dachte, das wäre allgemein bekannt.
I think that's common knowledge.
Мені здається, це загальновідомо.
deIch denke, das weiß man.
I thought this was common knowledge.
ruЯ думал, это общеизвестно.
That's common knowledge in every village.
deDas ist in jedem Dorf allgemein bekannt.
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