intelligence

Definition

  • noun: the ability to learn or understand things or to deal with new or difficult situations
  • noun: the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: vernunft, account, acquaintance

Examples

  • gathering 'intelligence' about a neighboring country's activities

  • He was appointed (as the) head of army 'intelligence'.

  • She impressed us with her superior 'intelligence'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) We can only do it while we have the scepter here, that's three days, give me three days. So you're going for artificial intelligence and you don't want to tell the team. Right. That's right, you know why, because we don't have time for a city hall debate. I see a suit of armor around the world. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • (..) Down in Strucker's lab I saw some fairly advanced robotics work. They deep-sixed the data, but... ...I gotta guess he was knocking on a very particular door. Artificial intelligence. This could be it, Bruce. This could be the key to creating Ultron. I thought Ultron was a fantasy. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron