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# intelligence

«intelligence» in Mova's school dictionary: **the ability to learn, understand and think clearly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (intelligence; no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Intelligence is the ability to learn, understand and think clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#m1)

2) Secret information gathered about enemies or dangers, and the people who gather it: «military intelligence». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#m2)

3) In computers, artificial intelligence (AI) is a machine's ability to do tasks that seem to need thinking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#m3)

4) Intelligence can also mean news or information about something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Used in science (animal intelligence), school and news (AI, intelligence services). Phrases: «artificial intelligence», «use your intelligence», «intelligence test».

### examples

- Dolphins are known for their intelligence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#x1)
- Use your intelligence to solve the riddle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#x2)
- Artificial intelligence can help doctors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#x3)
- The spies gathered intelligence about the plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#x4)
- Octopuses show amazing intelligence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#x5)
- There are many kinds of intelligence, like music and sport skills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#x6)
- Nobody knew; nobody could give any intelligence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: intelligent. AI = artificial intelligence. Myth: one test cannot measure every kind of intelligence.

### In the corpora

- [People are biological intelligences: minds that grew in bodies, with families, food, sleep and feelings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/26-who-you-are-mova/15/)
- [Studies of fish oil supplements in healthy children have not shown clear improvements in intelligence or school results.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/22-mums-vitamin-and-cod-liver-oil/10/)
- [A man shall be commended according to his intelligence; but he that is of a distorted understanding shall be despised.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.329/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «intelligence» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligence/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.