Friday, September 25, 2009

Word Disctintion: Intelligence

An intelligent person is someone with a quick and clever mind, but an intellectual (person) is someone who is well-educated and is interested in subjects which need long periods of study. A small child, or even a dog, can be intelligent but cannot be called an intellectual. In British English, intellectual may suggest a person who looks down on others less clever than themselves. In American English, intellectual does not generally have this negative connotation.
When used to mean a person, intellect (a person with the ability to use the power of reason)suggests someone who has a very good brain, but perhaps not much practical ability.
I'm sure he's a real intellect, but he'd be nowehre without his wife.

Artificial intelligence is the capability of computers or programs to operate in ways believed to mimic human thought processes, such as reasoning and learning. It also refers to the branch of computer science dealing with this.

Intellectual property is anything which a person has invented or has the only right to make or sell, e.g. something protected by acopyright or a trademark.

Intelligence Test is a test which is supposed to show how clever a person is, formerly given to all schoolchildren. The test consists of problems related to letters, numbers and shapes. Some people criticize the test because it only measures one specific type of intelligence, and it may not be fair to people from certain races or social backgrounds.

IQ
(or Intelligence Quotient) is a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100).
An IQ of 100 is average.

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