GENIUS

Genius

A genius is a person who displays exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight. There is no scientifically precise definition of genius, and the question of whether the notion itself has any real meaning has long been a subject of debate. The term is used in various ways: to refer to a particular aspect of an individual, or the individual in his or her entirety; to a scholar in many subjects or a scholar in a single subject . Research into what causes genius and mastery is still in its early stages, and psychology offers relevant insights.

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genius

Noun

  1. Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
  2. Extraordinary mental capacity.
  3. Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
  4. The guardian spirit of a place or person.
  5. A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.

Adjective

  1. ingenious, very clever, or original.
    What a genius idea!


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