agnotologic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to agnotology.

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Meanings

adjectiveagnotologic (comparative more agnotologic, superlative most agnotologic)

comparative more agnotologic · superlative most agnotologic

  1. Of or pertaining to agnotology.

    While digital capitalism may appear to be an affective form of capitalism, and to a certain extent it does deploy affective measures to achieve its ends, a more correct designation is agnotologic capitalism: a capitalism systemically based on the production and maintenance of ignorance.

    2010, Michael Betancourt, Immaterial Value and Scarcity in Digital Capitalism

Origin

From agnotology + -ic.

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APA

agnotologic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnotologic

MLA

“agnotologic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnotologic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agnotologic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnotologic.

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