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Gettier problem

Noun CEFR B2

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The epistemological problem that a description of knowledge as “justified true belief” is not adequate: there are counterexamples where a person has justified true belief of something and yet does not know it to be true.

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