intelligence
Definition
The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills, including reasoning, problem-solving, and abstract thinking.
The collection of information of military or political value.
A measure of mental capacity often tested by standardized metrics that frequently fail to capture the nuance of human creativity or social intuition.
Examples
Despite the massive influx of data and state-of-the-art algorithms, artificial intelligence still struggles to distinguish between a masterpiece of human creative genius and a hallucinated picture of a cat with seven toes.
Researchers often debate whether one's score on an IQ test is a genuine reflection of innate intelligence or simply proof of how well one can perform under the specific pressure of a timed, standardized exam.
Watching some people navigate social media discussions makes me realize that intelligence is not always the factor driving one's contribution to the public discourse.
The agency’s latest intelligence report was a masterful exercise in stating the obvious while conveniently omitting the one thing everyone was actually asking about.