knowledge gap
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A knowledge gap is a disparity in information or understanding between groups or individuals.
The term often describes how educated or wealthy populations acquire new information faster than others, widening existing inequalities: The knowledge gap between urban and rural students continues to grow.
It also refers simply to missing expertise: We hired a consultant to address the knowledge gap in cybersecurity.
- ignoranceAbsence of knowledge
- blind spotArea of blocked perception
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- fill in the blanksProvide missing details
- understandingMental comprehension of something
learning curve · steep climb · curiosity · confusion · discovery · connecting the dots · bridge · closing the gap · mind the gap · education · research · question · puzzle · mystery · deficit · skills gap · void · novice
- work flawsincompetence, underperformance, inefficiency, poor judgment, inadequacy
- deficienciesdeficiency, deficit, lack, shortage, insufficiency
- Learning Barrierslearning disability, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD
- workplace gapstraining needs
- media theoryagenda setting, gatekeeping, framing, hypodermic needle, magic bullet
- mental statesconscious, mood, anxious, memory, aware
knowledge gapexpertise
Skill from extensive practice
mastery · proficiency · competence · fluency · command
knowledge, know, knowing, knowingly, known, unknown, unknowing, unknowingly, knowledgeable