savant syndrome

noun

A rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.

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Meanings

nounsavant syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.

    The savant syndrome is a very rare condition. Savants have a developmental disability, including autistic disorders, combined with brilliant talents or abilities.

    2008, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Twenty-First Century Books, →ISBN, page 38
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