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  2. Kludge - Wikipedia

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    A kludge or kluge ( / klʌdʒ, kluːdʒ /) is a workaround or makeshift solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend, and hard to maintain. This term is used in diverse fields such as computer science, aerospace engineering, Internet slang, evolutionary neuroscience, animation and government.

  3. Clever Hans - Wikipedia

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    Clever Hans (German: der Kluge Hans; c. 1895 – c. 1916) was a horse that was claimed to have performed arithmetic and other intellectual tasks. After a formal investigation in 1907, psychologist Oskar Pfungst demonstrated that the horse was not actually performing these mental tasks, but was watching the reactions of his trainer.

  4. 11 Surprising Signs of Intelligence - Healthline

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    linguistic. sensitivity to spoken and written language; ability to use language to achieve goals. logical or mathematical. ability to analyze logically, to do mathematical tasks, and investigate ...

  5. Cleaver - Wikipedia

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    A cleaver in use, being used to cut pork chops from a loin of pork. A cleaver is a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed hatchet. It is largely used as a kitchen or butcher knife and is mostly intended for splitting up large pieces of soft bones and slashing through thick pieces of meat.

  6. How to Become Smarter: 10 Ways to Boost Your Intelligence

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    use meditation apps. listen to guided meditation videos. attend a meditation class. 4. Drink coffee. Adenosine is a brain chemical that stops the release of stimulatory substances in your brain ...

  7. Does Reading Make You Smarter? 7 Things to Know - Healthline

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    6. It can improve brain health. Books put knowledge directly into your hands (or ears, in the case of audiobooks). Yet all the knowledge in the world may have little benefit when you have trouble ...

  8. Word play - Wikipedia

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    Word play or wordplay [1] (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly ...

  9. Intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Intelligence enables humans to remember descriptions of things and use those descriptions in future behaviors. It gives humans the cognitive abilities to learn, form concepts, understand, and reason, including the capacities to recognize patterns, innovate, plan, solve problems, and employ language to communicate.