What’s the Difference Between a Prodigy, a Genius, and a Savant?

How to parse these overlapping but different terms

James Gordon

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The following are all somewhat theoretical and not concrete (like most terms, given the fundamental abstractness of language). They are not strict scientific phenomena. They are pragmatically-used terms that apply in general ways, depending on situation and cultural…

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James Gordon

Digital marketing professional, musician, and blogger, with a wife who works in tech, and a three year-old son.