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brainpower

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brain·pow·er  (brnpour)
n.
1. Intellectual capacity.
2. People of well-developed mental abilities: a country that doesn't value its brainpower.

brainpower [ˈbreɪnˌpaʊə]
n
intelligence; mental ability
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Noun1.brainpower - mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

brainpower
noun intelligence, understanding, brains (informal), perception, IQ, brilliance, intellect, aptitude, cleverness, mental acuity, braininess Ginseng boosts your brainpower and makes you feel good.
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brainpower [ˈbreɪnˌpaʊəʳ] Nfuerza f intelectual


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The larger the body part in one of these drawings, the more brainpower the animal directs to it.
The latest Flores finds show that the diminutive islanders, with their craniums the size of chimps" possessed enough brainpower to parlay cultural traditions into effective toolmaking.
It can be difficult, though, to quantify desired outcomes on critical Air Force Space Command contracts that require analysis, or brainpower.
 
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