Njohurive

Njohurive is a term used in Albanian-language discussions of knowledge representation to denote discrete units of knowledge. In this sense, a njohuri is a verifiable item that can be stored, transmitted, and reasoned about, such as a fact, a rule, a procedure, or a concept. The plural form njohurive refers to a collection or set of such units.

Etymology and usage: The word derives from njohuri, meaning knowledge, with a plural-form construction that signals a collective or modular grouping of knowledge items. In practice, njohurive are treated as modular building blocks that can be combined to form larger knowledge structures.

Characteristics: Njohurive are typically defined by granularity, verifiability, and provenance. Each unit should have a clear scope, definitional boundaries, and at least one justification or source. They may encode factual statements, procedural steps, rules, or contextual insights, and they can be linked by relationships such as hierarchy, causality, or similarity.

Applications: The concept is used in knowledge graphs, digital libraries, and educational systems to organize information for retrieval and reasoning. In AI and information science, njohurive can support modular data modeling, evidence tracking, and curriculum design by enabling focused updates and traceable provenance.

Criticism and status: Njohurive as a formal category is not universally standardized and remains a topic of discussion in epistemology and information science. Challenges include criteria for inclusion, quality control, and avoiding fragmentation across domains. Proponents emphasize clarity of scope and interoperability, while critics warn against over-fragmentation of knowledge.

See also: Knowledge representation, ontology, knowledge unit, information fragment, data provenance.