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Meaning of first-order question | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A direct question about facts or values, as opposed to a metaquestion.

Examples

“[L]et us call questions about what is and happens in the world, or about what men ought to do or seek, "first-order" questions. We should recognize, then, that there are also "second-order" questions that can be asked: questions about our first-order knowledge”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

first-order spectrum first-party cookie first-party logistics first-passage time first-person dual first-person plural

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