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in·tel·li·gent
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adj.
having or showing intelligence, esp. of a high level:
Annabelle is intelligent and hardworking
an intelligent guess.
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(of a device, machine, or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations, varying requirements, and past experience.
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(esp. of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability. Often contrasted with dumb.
DERIVATIVES:
in·tel·li·gent·ly
adv.
ORIGIN: early 16th cent.: from Latin intelligent- ‘understanding,’ from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere ‘understand,’ from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose.’
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Intelligence Is an Embedded Activity
Magazine article from: Signal; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...COMMENTARY Changes are taking place in the world of intelligence. The creation of the new position of director of national intelligence, or DNI, illustrates how the U.S. government views intelligence as a vital element of virtually every defense...
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DHS INTELLIGENCE AND BORDER SECURITY:CYNTHIA O`CONNELL
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 6/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...Connell Acting Director, Office Of Intelligence U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...House Homeland Security Subcommittee On Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism...Acting Director of the Office of Intelligence for U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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Intelligence reform brings new opportunities for info pros.(FOCUS: CAREERS)
Magazine article from: Information Outlook; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Ninety percent of intelligence comes from open sources. The other...just the more dramatic. The real intelligence hero is Sherlock Holmes, not James...Wilson, former director, Defense Intelligence Agency Librarians constantly hear...
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The intelligence-friendly classroom: it just makes sense.
Magazine article from: Phi Delta Kappan; 5/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...theory of social mediation. Intelligence is a function of activity...cognitive modifiability. Intelligence is a function of experience...Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Intelligence is made up of eight realms...
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INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT REFORM:STEVEN AFTERGOOD
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 2/29/2008; 700+ words
; ...and government accountability in intelligence and national security policy. Summary At a time when the U.S. intelligence community is expanding in size...at its disposal to ensure that intelligence activities are conducted in compliance...
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Rethinking Intelligence: Conceptualising Human Competence in Cultural Context.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Industrial Relations; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...fundamental principles: intelligence is not a single entity...there exists multiple intelligences, each distinct from...different types of intelligences interact. These intelligences are: linguistic intelligence; logistical-mathematical...
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Intelligence Authorization Act Introduced in House by Rep. Reyes
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, has introduced the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H...authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government...
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Intelligence Support for the Fleet and Joint Warfighter
Magazine article from: The Officer; 5/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...every aspect of operations at theater intelligence centers; standing watch at NORAD headquarters...around the globe as members of carrier intelligence centers. These are just a few of the...out by members of the Naval Reserve Intelligence Command (NAVRESINTCOM) every day...
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Intelligence: The inextricable link
Magazine article from: Sea Power; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the Marine Corps review and evaluate intelligence operations that had been demonstrated...then the Marine Corps director of intelligence, with the necessary detail to formulate...training and education of both the intelligence and the nonintelligence Marines, to...
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Intelligence collection and covert action: time for a divorce?(Report)
Magazine article from: American Diplomacy; 3/17/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...examines they marriage between human intelligence collection and covert action that came...ability to produce useful and timely intelligence on U.S. enemies. If we cannot eliminate...should at least be separated from the intelligence collection function.--Ed. America...
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Intelligence tests
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Intelligence tests Definition Intelligence tests are psychological tests that are designed to measure...reasoning, comprehension, and judgment. Purpose The goal of intelligence tests is to obtain an idea of the person's intellectual...
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Intelligence
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...has suggested that some intelligence tests focus too much...multifaceted approach to intelligence is Howard Gardner's...that people have eight intelligences: Musical: Children with musical intelligence are always singing or...
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Intelligence Community
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Intelligence Community The United States Intelligence Community (IC) is a group of 14 agencies and organizations responsible for conducting intelligence activities necessary to the national security of the...
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Intelligence, Military and Strategic
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
INTELLIGENCE, MILITARY AND STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE, MILITARY AND STRATEGIC. Military and strategic intelligence includes the collecting, processing, analyzing, evaluating, integrating, and interpreting openly or covertly acquired information...
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Intelligence and Counterintelligence
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
Intelligence and Counterintelligence John Prados...provided many definitions for the term "intelligence." Many of these definitions are burdensome...drawn directly from the term of art. Intelligence is simply information, gathered however...
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