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The National intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the intelligence budget. And to be effective, to be allowed to do his or her job, they must have authority over the budget.
Leonard Boswell

Meaning of "intelligence" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTELLIGENCE

From Latin intellegentia, from intellegere to discern, comprehend, literally: choose between, from inter- + legere to choose.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTELLIGENCE

intelligence  [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTELLIGENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intelligence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTELLIGENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

intelligence

Intelligence

Intelligence has been defined in many different ways such as in terms of one's capacity for logic, abstract thought, understanding, self-awareness, communication, learning, emotional knowledge, memory, planning, creativity and problem solving. Intelligence is most widely studied in humans, but has also been observed in animals and in plants. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of intelligence in machines. Within the discipline of psychology, various approaches to human intelligence have been adopted. The psychometric approach is especially familiar to the general public, as well as being the most researched and by far the most widely used in practical settings.

Definition of intelligence in the English dictionary

The first definition of intelligence in the dictionary is the capacity for understanding; ability to perceive and comprehend meaning. Other definition of intelligence is good mental capacity. Intelligence is also news; information.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTELLIGENCE


allegiance
əˈliːdʒəns
birefringence
ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒəns
convergence
kənˈvɜːdʒəns
counterintelligence
ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
diligence
ˈdɪlɪdʒəns
divergence
daɪˈvɜːdʒəns
emergence
ɪˈmɜːdʒəns
exigence
ˈɛksɪdʒəns
indigence
ˈɪndɪdʒəns
indulgence
ɪnˈdʌldʒəns
intransigeance
ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns
intransigence
ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns
misintelligence
ˌmɪsɪnˈtelɪdʒəns
negligence
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəns
resurgence
rɪˈsɜːdʒəns
subintelligence
ˌsʌbɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
unintelligence
ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
urgence
ˈɜːdʒəns
vengeance
ˈvɛndʒəns
vergence
ˈvɜːdʒəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTELLIGENCE

intellidating
intelligence agency
intelligence agent
Intelligence Corps
intelligence gathering
Intelligence officer
intelligence quotient
Intelligence Service
intelligence test
intelligence work
intelligencer
intelligent
intelligent card
intelligent design
intelligent knowledge-based system
intelligent terminal
intelligential
intelligently
intelligentsia
intelligentzia

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTELLIGENCE

actionable intelligence
artificial intelligence
at your convenience
contingence
criminal negligence
Declaration of Indulgence
divulgence
effulgence
emotional intelligence
gross negligence
machine intelligence
marketing intelligence
mergence
overindulgence
re-emergence
refulgence
self-indulgence
social intelligence
submergence
swarm intelligence
tangence

Synonyms and antonyms of intelligence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTELLIGENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «intelligence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of intelligence

Translation of «intelligence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTELLIGENCE

Find out the translation of intelligence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intelligence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intelligence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

智力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inteligencia
570 millions of speakers

English

intelligence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुफिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذَكَاءٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интеллект
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inteligência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুদ্ধিমত্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intelligence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecerdasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Intelligenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

知能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Intelligence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trí thông minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புலனாய்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुद्धिमत्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zeka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intelligenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inteligencja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інтелект
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inteligență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευφυΐα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

intelligensie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

intelligens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

intelligens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intelligence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTELLIGENCE»

The term «intelligence» is very widely used and occupies the 5.720 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of intelligence
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTELLIGENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «intelligence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «intelligence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intelligence

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10 QUOTES WITH «INTELLIGENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intelligence.
1
Henry Adams
There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.
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Charles Bass
For four years, I listened to stories of intelligence failures, and it wasn't due to incompetence of anyone in the system, but that the system is so arcane.
3
Leonard Boswell
The National intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the intelligence budget. And to be effective, to be allowed to do his or her job, they must have authority over the budget.
4
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Imagination is but another name for super intelligence.
5
Stephen Cambone
Over the course of two years, we arrived at a point where we began to look at the value added by making information more easily accessible across the intelligence community, both defense and national.
6
Annie Jump Cannon
Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all.
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Chris Cannon
Our men and women in uniform deserve the best intelligence possible to help them protect America.
8
Frank Carlucci
Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get.
9
Enrico Caruso
To become a singer requires work, work, and again, work! It need not be in any special corner of the earth; there is no one spot that will do more for you than other places. It doesn't matter so much where you are if you have intelligence and a good ear.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
There are whole precincts of voters in this country whose united intelligence does not equal that of one representative American woman.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTELLIGENCE»

Discover the use of intelligence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intelligence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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What Is Intelligence?: Beyond the Flynn Effect
Professor Flynn is finally ready to give his own views. He asks what intelligence really is and gives a surprising and illuminating answer. This expanded paperback edition includes three important new essays.
James R. Flynn, 2007
2
On Intelligence
Hawkins develops a powerful theory of how the human brain works, explaining why computers are not intelligent and how, based on this new theory, we can finally build intelligent machines.
Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee, 2007
3
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
The revision of this best-selling text offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence.
Stuart Jonathan Russell, Peter Norvig, 2010
4
Business Intelligence For Dummies
So you've already figured out that Business Intelligence can be pretty valuable in making the right decisions about your business. This book makes BI understandable!
Swain Scheps, 2011
5
Visual Intelligence: How We Create what We See
Reveals the way the human eye acts on the visual world not just to represent but to actively construct the things we see, outlining the rules of vision and their application in art and technology. Reprint.
Donald D. Hoffman, 2000
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Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 ...
This book explains: Collaborative filtering techniques that enable online retailers to recommend products or media Methods of clustering to detect groups of similar items in a large dataset Search engine features -- crawlers, indexers, ...
Toby Segaran, 2007
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Human Intelligence
This book is a comprehensive survey of our scientific knowledge about human intelligence, written by a researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying the field, receiving a Lifetime Contribution award from the International Society ...
Earl Hunt, 2010
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Emotional Intelligence 2.0
This book provides a captivating look at the things that matter most in life. Succeeding in Hollywood is as tough as any business, and emotional intelligence skills are essential. I highly recommend this book.
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, 2009
9
Competitive Intelligence: How To Gather Analyze And Use ...
Explains how businesses gather information on their competition and the marketplace, and discusses the ethics and cost of business intelligence
Larry Kahaner, 1997
10
Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Daniel Goleman, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTELLIGENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intelligence is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Artificial Intelligence is as dangerous as NUCLEAR WEAPONS …
Artificial intelligence has the potential to be as dangerous to mankind as nuclear weapons, a leading pioneer of the technology has claimed. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Rubio calls for more intelligence efforts - The Des Moines Register
“This country has lost access to valuable intelligence at a time when we can least afford it, and yesterday is an example of it,” the Florida ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
3
Are There Differences Between Threat Intelligence Feeds …
While cyber threat intelligence hype is at an all-time high across the industry, many enterprise organizations are actually building internal ... «Network World, Jul 15»
4
MH17: Intelligence agencies still slow to share threat data, says …
LONDON/BRUSSELS: A year after the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17, Europe's intelligence agencies remain reluctant to ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
5
2 ways to expand business intelligence to the outside world | InfoWorld
By opening business intelligence to the outside world, you will be able to collect more useful data, but also to increase the engagement of ... «InfoWorld, Jul 15»
6
Human diversity could also benefit artificial intelligence - FT.com
Sir, Martin Rees (“Cheer up, the post-human era is dawning”, July 11) seems optimistic about the future of machine intelligence, though one ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
7
How artificial intelligence is changing economic theory - Phys.org
David C. Parkes, the George F. Colony Professor and Area Dean of Computer Science. Credit: Eliza Grinnell/Harvard Paulson School. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
8
Report: China builds 'Facebook of human intelligence' - Federal Times
Is China building the "Facebook of human intelligence capabilities?" Adam Meyers, vice president of intelligence for cybersecurity company ... «Federal Times, Jul 15»
9
Intelligence committee heads abroad | NT News
MEMBERS of Australia's parliamentary intelligence committee are heading oversees to assess how other countries deal with dual national ... «NT News, Jul 15»
10
Intelligence committee heads abroad
MEMBERS of Australia's parliamentary intelligence committee are heading oversees to assess how other countries deal with dual national ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»

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