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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] prodigium omen, monster, from pro-, prod- + -igium (akin to aio I say) — more at adage | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] prodigium omen, monster, from pro-, prod- + -igium (akin to aio I say) — more at adage |
| [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century Date: 15th century] | | [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century Date: 15th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
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| *2 a : an extraordinary, [[marvelous]], or unusual accomplishment, deed, or [[event]] | | *2 a : an extraordinary, [[marvelous]], or unusual accomplishment, deed, or [[event]] |
| :b : a highly [[talent]]ed child or [[youth]] | | :b : a highly [[talent]]ed child or [[youth]] |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Prodigies''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Prodigies '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Prodigies''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Prodigies '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| A child '''prodigy''' is someone who at an early age masters one or more [[skills]] at an adult level. One heuristic for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 15 years old, who is [[performing]] at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding field of endeavor. The [[Creativity|giftedness]] of child prodigies is determined by the [[degree]] of their talent [[relative]] to their ages. Examples of particularly extreme child prodigies would include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] in [[music]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polg%C3%A1r Judit Polgár] in chess, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann John von Neumann] in [[mathematics]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso Pablo Picasso] in art, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Kripke Saul Kripke] in [[philosophy]]. There is [[controversy]] as to at what age and [[standard]] to use in the definition of a prodigy. | | A child '''prodigy''' is someone who at an early age masters one or more [[skills]] at an adult level. One heuristic for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 15 years old, who is [[performing]] at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding field of endeavor. The [[Creativity|giftedness]] of child prodigies is determined by the [[degree]] of their talent [[relative]] to their ages. Examples of particularly extreme child prodigies would include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] in [[music]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polg%C3%A1r Judit Polgár] in chess, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann John von Neumann] in [[mathematics]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso Pablo Picasso] in art, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Kripke Saul Kripke] in [[philosophy]]. There is [[controversy]] as to at what age and [[standard]] to use in the definition of a prodigy. |