multiple intelligences

noun

Multiple intellectual abilities operating independently of one another in the same mind, according to a particular theory, as opposed to the more orthodox theory of general intellectual ability.

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Meanings

nounmultiple intelligences pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyMultiple intellectual abilities operating independently of one another in the same mind, according to a particular theory, as opposed to the more orthodox theory of general intellectual ability.
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