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tacit knowledge

knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it
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tacit knowledge

Summary

tacit knowledge is a knowledge type[1]. It draws 1,272 Wikipedia views per month (knowledge_type category, ranking #3 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • tacit knowledge is credited with the discovery of Michael Polanyi[3].
  • tacit knowledge's instance of is recorded as knowledge type[4].
  • tacit knowledge is a type of knowledge[5].
  • tacit knowledge is the opposite of explicit knowledge[6].
  • tacit knowledge's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1958[7].

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Definition and Type

tacit knowledge's instance of is recorded as knowledge type[4]. It is a type of knowledge[5]. It is the opposite of explicit knowledge[6].

Why It Matters

tacit knowledge draws 1,272 Wikipedia views per month (knowledge_type category, ranking #3 of 18).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Michael Polanyi

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). tacit knowledge. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tacit-knowledge
MLA “tacit knowledge.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tacit-knowledge.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tacit-knowledge_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{tacit knowledge}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tacit-knowledge}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 14h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → knowledge
    Instance of → knowledge type
    Discoverer or inventor → Michael Polanyi
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12777, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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