# Knowledge How people and communities build, preserve, and share reliable understanding. Canonical page: https://givegigs.com/wiki/knowledge Last updated: 2026-11-09T18:58:13.528Z ## Contents - [Overview](#wiki-section-overview-1) - [Knowledge as a commons](#wiki-section-commons-2) - [Limits and uncertainty](#wiki-section-limits-3) ## Overview Knowledge is the understanding people develop through observation, reasoning, practice, and exchange. It can be personal or shared, practical or theoretical, and certain or provisional. A useful account explains what is known, how it was learned, and where uncertainty remains. 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Open access broadens participation; attribution and revision history make contributions traceable. Accessibility includes clear language, usable technology, and respect for different ways of communicating. ## Limits and uncertainty No reference work is complete or infallible. Claims may be disputed, evidence can change, and an article may leave out important perspectives. Readers should inspect cited sources and distinguish established findings from interpretation. ## Sources - [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Epistemology](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemology/) --- This article is collaboratively maintained. Check the canonical page and cited sources for the latest context.