Genius n. 1, the guiding spirit of a person or place. 2, natural fitness; aptitude; talent; bent. 3, exceptional mental and creative power. 4, a person with such power (The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary. 1995)
Eysenck's definition; "Genius is categorized by a very rare combination of gifts, and these gifts function synergistically, i.e they multiply rather than add their effects" (Eysenck, 279).
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see" (Arthur Schopenhauer)
Eysenck's definition; "Genius is categorized by a very rare combination of gifts, and these gifts function synergistically, i.e they multiply rather than add their effects" (Eysenck, 279).
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see" (Arthur Schopenhauer)