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Definition of episteme:

(n) : (philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism.
(n) : (specifically Foucaultian philosophy) The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.
(n) : (specifically Ancient Greek philosophy) Know-how; compare techne.

Definition of episteme:

(n) : (philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism.
(n) : (specifically Foucaultian philosophy) The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.
(n) : (specifically Ancient Greek philosophy) Know-how; compare techne.

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