diffusion of knowledge

collocation in English

meaningsofdiffusionandknowledge

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diffusion
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/us
/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/
the action of spreading in ...
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knowledge
noun
uk
/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/
understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by ...
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(Definition ofdiffusionandknowledgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Pastoralists learned from experience and informaldiffusionofknowledge, that there were distinct financial advantages in paddocking sheep rather than shepherding them.
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It is desirable that there should be a greaterdiffusionofknowledgeconcerning industrial diseases.
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Again,diffusionofknowledgeor mass migration is disputed.
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Its success depends upon the generaldiffusionofknowledge, of disinterested study of intellectual interests and intellectual enjoyment.
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To-day the generaldiffusionofknowledgeis much greater than it has been in the past.
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Are we now recognizing that the aim of development is an improvement in living conditions, a reduction in inequalities and the massdiffusionofknowledge?
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Whether this happened bydiffusionofknowledgeor by mass migration or both is controversial.
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Travelling exhibitions are usually supported by governmental organizations for thediffusionofknowledgeand local cultures.
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Throughout much of history, thediffusionofknowledgevia handwritten lecture notes was an essential element of academic life.
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As such, the government promotes thediffusionofknowledgeand information for the promotion of national development and progress and the common good.
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His episcopal activity was directed to the founding of hospitals, the establishing of free schools, and thediffusionofknowledgeamong the people by means of low-priced publications.
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But in fact, it goes to the very heart of the complex movements that are taking place in post-industrial societies as an effect of the accumulation anddiffusionofknowledge.
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