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Free sign up"inert knowledge" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when describing knowledge or information that a person possesses but is not actively using or able to apply. This could be due to a lack of understanding or practical experience with the knowledge. Example: Despite having a degree in economics, John's knowledge of macroeconomics is mostly inert as he has never worked in the field.
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It does not differentiate between dynamic and inert knowledge; it ignores motivation.
Very often, students obtain only inert knowledge of these ideas (e.g., memorization of formulas) but lack the ability to flexibly retrieve them.
Abstract representations support students' learning of powerful mathematical ideas; yet, these representations are often distant from students' personal experiences and thus may be learned in the form of inert knowledge.
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"In my own work at universities I have been much struck by the paralysis of thought induced in pupils by the aimless accumulation of precise knowledge, inert and un-utilized.
The two most important arguments against mathematical realism are the epistemological problem for platonism — how do we come by knowledge of causally inert mathematical entities?
To our knowledge, HMDSO is highly inert and has not previously been employed as an internal standard or frequency reference for quantitative purposes in conventional NMR spectroscopy.
Thus, what was traditionally referred to as a database, could now be considered a knowledge base, as the initially inert data points were given a machine-understandable meaning through reference to formally specified concepts in supporting ontologies.
However, this subject matter knowledge is likely to remain inert and can hardly be applied in contexts other than the exam (Renkl, Mandl, & Gruber, 1996).
The sun and light must be seen in these myths as representing the desire for a humanizing and cultural knowledge as over against the passive and inert forms of the union of the parent deities.
To best of our knowledge, low temperature calcination of CZTS in inert gas atmosphere is missing till date.
The argument is grounded in the thought that given that abstract objects are causally inert, it is difficult to understand how we can have knowledge or reliable belief about them.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com