天才

天才^[1]^[2]（英语：Genius）指某人展现了卓越的智力、创意。而此创意则通常指在某一或某些领域展现前所未有的洞察力。有天才在风格和独创性规限创造性的高效率，普遍性。在科学上，对天才两个字并没有准确的定义。天才这个用语模棱两可，也依旧是颇受争论的议题。天才可以形容一个人的某种特殊才能，也可以用在通晓各方面的学识博学家（通才），例如：亚里斯多德、莱布尼兹、艾萨克·牛顿、李奥纳多·达文西、高斯、尤拉、庞加莱，或是一个领域的佼佼者，例如：阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦、张爱玲、史蒂芬·霍金、莫札特。

参考资料

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