Mental Process
intelligence
in·tel·li·gence [ in-tel-i-juhns ]
Subclass of:
Personality
Definitions related to intelligence:
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Capacity for learning and ability to recall, to integrate constructively and to apply what one has learned; the capacity to understand and to think rationally.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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Having the capacity to acquire thought and reason and apply knowledge.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The ability to learn and to deal with new situations and to deal effectively with tasks involving abstractions.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Human intelligence, mental quality that consists of the abilities to learn from experience, adapt to new situations, understand and handle abstract concepts, and use knowledge to manipulate one's environment. Much of the excitement among investigators in the field of intelligence derives from their...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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