intelligence
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
The English word “intelligence” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
- An individual's expected relative performance in a cognitive test.
- The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.
- An entity that has such capacities.
- Information, often secret, about an enemy or about hostile activities.
- A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
- Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
Etymology
From Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia, which is most likely from inter- (“between”) + legere (“to choose, pick out, read”). Doublet of intelligentsia.
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