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idiot savant [ˈiːdjəʊ sæˈvɑ̃ ˈɪdɪət ˈsævənt] n pl idiots savants [ˈiːdjəʊ sæˈvɑ̃], idiot savants
(Psychiatry) a person with learning difficulties who performs brilliantly at some specialized intellectual task, such as giving the day of the week for any calendar date past or present [from French: knowledgeable idiot] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Those idiot savants invest in companies they're not qualified to run, and change directions faster and more often than a weathervane. We want to create algorithms that know an awful lot about very little - you know, idiot savants. |
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