Rjn's Concept of Intelligence & Corollary
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary "intelligence" includes these nine current meanings -
1.c1390– The faculty of understanding; intellect. Also as a count noun: a mental manifestation of this faculty, a capacity to understand.
3.c1429– The action or fact of mentally apprehending something; understanding, knowledge, comprehension (of something). Also (now rare): an act of mental comprehension.
4.?1435– Understanding as a quality admitting of degree; spec. quickness or superiority of understanding, sagacity.
5.a.a1456– An intelligent or rational being, esp. a spiritual one, or one alien to humankind.
5.b.1648– An embodiment of intelligence or understanding; a highly intelligent person.
6.a.?a1475– Knowledge concerning events communicated by or obtained from another; information, news; spec. information of military value.
6.c.1602– The obtaining of information, esp. of military or political value; espionage. Also (esp. in later use): the agency for obtaining such information; the people employed in such an agency, secret service.
7.a.1523– Exchange of knowledge, information, opinion, etc.; mutual conveyance of information; communication, esp. of confidential information. Now chiefly with with (an enemy, etc.). Also figurative.
8.1597– A basis of communication or a relation between people or parties; an understanding between or with. Frequently with modifying word, as good, bad, etc. Also in extended use. Now rare.
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/obsolete_adj
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