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Also known as smartness, cleverness

Intelligence () has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. It can be described as the ability to perceive or infer information and to retain it as knowledge to be applied to adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.

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Intelligence is the capacity to understand information, reason through problems, learn from experience, and adapt your behavior to different situations—abilities that include abstract thinking, creativity, emotional awareness, and planning. It matters because these capabilities allow people to solve problems, make decisions, and navigate the world effectively.

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Neuroscience-Inspired Artificial Intelligence.ReviewNeuron · 2017Hassabis D, Kumaran D, Summerfield C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.011
The relation between intelligence and religiosity: a meta-analysis and some proposed explanations.ReviewPersonality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc · 2013Zuckerman M, Silberman J, Hall JADOI: 10.1177/1088868313497266
Role of emotional intelligence in effective nurse leadership.Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) · 2021Lambert SDOI: 10.7748/ns.2021.e11782
Intelligence.ReviewDialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2012Sternberg RJDOI: 10.31887/DCNS.2012.14.1/rsternberg
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) Assisted Biomedical Systems for Intelligent Healthcare.ReviewBiosensors · 2022Manickam P, Mariappan SA, Murugesan SM et al.DOI: 10.3390/bios12080562
Genetic variation, brain, and intelligence differences.ReviewMolecular psychiatry · 2022Deary IJ, Cox SR, Hill WDDOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01027-y
The Moral Psychology of Artificial Intelligence.ReviewAnnual review of psychology · 2024Bonnefon JF, Rahwan I, Shariff ADOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-030123-113559
The Negative Intelligence-Religiosity Relation: New and Confirming Evidence.Personality & social psychology bulletin · 2020Zuckerman M, Li C, Lin S et al.DOI: 10.1177/0146167219879122

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Etymology
Definitions
Human
Intelligence quotient (IQ)
Emotional
Social
Moral
Book smart and street smart
Nonhuman animal
''g'' factor in non-humans
Plant
Artificial
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Intelligence () has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. It can be described as the ability to perceive or infer information and to retain it as knowledge to be applied to adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.

The term rose to prominence during the early 1900s. Most psychologists believe that intelligence can be divided into various domains or competencies.

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