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What is a genius?
Genius means that people have a certain talent and make outstanding contributions in a certain field.

For example, Einstein was a genius in theoretical physics and Newton was a genius in classical physics. IQ is an important criterion for judging genius, but it is not the only criterion.

The word "genius" comes from Latin, which means patron saint. Then, the meanings of creativity, talent and ability are derived. Genius, as its name implies, refers to a talented person.

There are no people in the world who are born with the knowledge and technology developed by society for a long time, but some people are born with learning ability and innovative development ability superior to most people in one or more aspects.

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/kloc-an interesting and strange theory called "genius" prevailed in Europe in the 0/8th century. According to this theory, a person called a genius must have the following six items:

1. Several outstanding talents in unspecified fields.

2. Achievement is enough to make a monument because of these talents.

4. Show miraculous thinking and creativity in the eyes of others. 5, usually precocious, there has never been an outstanding figure like him in the family.

6. Most of their close relatives have mental or social defects. In addition, most of these people have an aversion to their close relatives.

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