fluid intelligence

Noun

Meaning

fluid intelligence (uncountable)

(psychology) The capacity to think logically and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

crystallized intelligence

Examples

Fluid intelligence doesn't look much like the capacity to memorise and recite facts, the skills that people have traditionally associated with brainpower. Jamais Cascio

Close letter words and terms

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