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Idiot Savant

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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