Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change

Stephen Hawking
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According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, intelligence is defined as “the ability to adapt to change or solve problems.” The ability to adapt to change is what makes us all intelligent people. It’s our responses to change that make us intelligent.

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