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Sociology of scientific knowledge

the circularity in which a correct result is known only from a competently done experiment, while competence is judged only by whether the experiment gives the correct result.

In sociology of scientific knowledge, experimenter's regress refers to the circularity in which a correct result is known only from a competently done experiment, while competence is judged only by whether the experiment gives the correct result. This meaning comes from Collins (1985) in Changing order.[1]

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competence5 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs knowledge6 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs order4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

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Collins, H. M. (1985). Changing order. Sage Publications. ISBN 9780803997578

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