Definition of Intelligence

Babylon English
intelligence
n. ability to reason and understand; cleverness, brilliance; knowledge, information; collecting of information; government or military agency which collects information about other governments and potentially subversive individuals

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Intelligence Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
intelligence
The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations. The term is also applied to the activity which results in the product and to the organizations engaged in such activity. See also acoustic intelligence; all-source intelligence; basic intelligence; civil defense intelligence; combat intelligence; communications intelligence; critical intelligence; current intelligence; departmental intelligence; domestic intelligence; electronic intelligence; electro-optical intelligence; foreign intelligence; foreign instrumentation signals intelligence; general military intelligence; human resources intelligence; imagery intelligence; joint intelligence; laser intelligence; measurement and signature intelligence; medical intelligence; merchant intelligence; military intelligence; national intelligence; nuclear intelligence; open-source intelligence; operational intelligence; photographic intelligence; political intelligence; radar intelligence; radiation intelligence; scientific and technical intelligence; security intelligence; strategic intelligence; tactical intelligence; target intelligence; technical intelligence; technical operational intelligence; terrain intelligence; unintentional radiation intelligence. (JP 2-0)
  


Intelligence Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Intelligence
(n.)
The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.
  
(n.)
The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.
  
(n.)
Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research, or experience; general information.
  
(n.)
Information communicated; news; notice; advice.
  
(n.)
An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence.
  
(n.)
Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
  

WordNet 2.0
intelligence
Noun
1. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
(antonym) stupidity
(hypernym) ability, power
(hyponym) mind, intellect
(attribute) intelligent
2. a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
(synonym) intelligence service, intelligence agency
(hypernym) administrative unit, administrative body
(hyponym) military intelligence
3. secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage"
(synonym) intelligence information
(hypernym) information, info
(hyponym) military intelligence
4. new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
(synonym) news, tidings, word
(hypernym) information, info
(hyponym) good word
5. the operation of gathering information about an enemy
(synonym) intelligence activity, intelligence operation
(hypernym) information gathering
(hyponym) spying, undercover work

hEnglish - advanced version

for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
intelligence
Capacity to know or understand.

English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Deallgarwch
Deallgarwch = n. intelligence

Dedwydd
Dedwydd = n. a state of bliss; a. of renewed intelligence; discreet; happy

El
El = n. intelligence, spirit

Enawr
Enawr = n. an intelligence

Ener
Ener = n. an intelligence


Intelligence Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I)
The facilities, computer equipment, communications equipment, display devices, and intelligence systems necessary to support military operations.

Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems
Intelligence
Appropriate selection. (Ross Ashby)
Originally, an innate general cognitive ability underlying all of an individual's processes of complex reasoning. Now, the dual ability to draw appropriate distinctions and to make appropriate, and to a degree better than chance, choices among the things distinguished. The first part of the process is creative (see creativity ) and concerns the construct ion of a cognitive system limited by the amount of uncertainty tolerable. The second part of the process, largely attended to by Ashby, is reductive and concerns how much information is brought to bear on a situation, e.g., for giving the correct answer to questions on an intelligence test, for selecting a successful course of action out of all possible ones, for saying the right thing at the right moment to the right person. Culture bound intelligence tests assume predrawn distinctions, offer fixed numbers of alternatives and thus provide a normative measure of only the information processing ability part of intelligence. The constructive and uncertainty increasing ability part of intelligence is manifest in innovations, unconvention al perspectives, avantgarde art but also in social deviance. (Krippendorff )


Intelligence Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary
Intelligence
many different meanings; it involves, memory, understanding, ability to think rationally, use resources effectively when faced with challenges; is it relative or objective? 7 types; musical, bodily kinesthetic, logical-mathematical, linguistic, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal intelligence

Intelligence; Nature vs Nurture
are we born with intelligence (or other attributes) or do we learn through social interaction?

Intelligence;Crystallised
information, skills and strategies that people have learned through experience and apply to problem solving situations.

Intelligence;Fluid
reflects reasoning, memory, and information processing capablities; dissipates with age.


Intelligence Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Quotations
Erich Fromm
We are not only less reasonable and less decent in our dreams... we are also more inteligent, wiser and capable of better judgment when we are asleep than when we are awake.
  

Glossary of Sociology
INTELLIGENCE
Level of intellectual ability in an individual. Also refers to the gathering of information (defensive, offensive, and industrial capabilities) about one nation by another.


Intelligence Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Occult101
Intelligence
A spirit usually said to reside in the other world. Intelligences are benign spirits of considerable energy.


Intelligence Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Intelligence
Intelligence is a property of mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to think abstractly, to comprehend ideas, to use language, and to learn. There are several ways to define intelligence. In some cases, intelligence may include traits such as: creativity, personality, character, knowledge, or wisdom. However, some psychologists prefer not to include these traits in the definition of intelligence.

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