The information hierarchy

• Raw data

  • Factual information, unprocessed, often numerical

• Information

  • A collection of facts communicated for some purpose

    • i.e. "meaningful data"

• Understanding

  • The mental state of acquiring information

    • And grasping its significance for storage as knowledge

• Knowledge

  • The state of knowing and understanding for future recall

• Wisdom

  • The mental capacity to make good judgments

    • And wise decisions based on knowledge and experience

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