savant
/sæˈvɑnt/
noun 3name 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
autistic, many, used
SAVANT + NOUN
skills
Definitions
noun
1
A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
2
A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
3
A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.
name
1
A surname.
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The term "autistic savant" is used to describe a person who is autistic and is extremely talented in one or more specialized fields.
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Tom is an autistic savant.
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His conversation, I remember, was about the Bertillon system of measurements, and he expressed his enthusiastic admiration of the French savant.
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There are no objectively definitive statistics about how many people have savant skills.
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