ignoramus et ignorabimus

"we do not & will not know" — maxim refering to the limits of scientific knowledge
Place maxim Q1542375
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ignoramus et ignorabimus

Summary

ignoramus et ignorabimus is a maxim[1]. It draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (maxim category, ranking #3 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's instance of is recorded as maxim[3].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's depicts is recorded as scientific progress[4].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yr5q[5].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's main subject is recorded as scientific progress[6].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's described by source is recorded as Emil Du Bois-Reymond[10].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'we do not know and will not know'}[11].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as ignoramus_et_ignorabimus[12].
  • ignoramus et ignorabimus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778357294[13].

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Designation and Status

ignoramus et ignorabimus's instance of is recorded as maxim[3].

Why It Matters

ignoramus et ignorabimus draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (maxim category, ranking #3 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . plato.stanford.edu. plato.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ignoramus et ignorabimus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ignoramus-et-ignorabimus
MLA “ignoramus et ignorabimus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ignoramus-et-ignorabimus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ignoramus-et-ignorabimus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ignoramus et ignorabimus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ignoramus-et-ignorabimus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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