brainpower

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English

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Etymology

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From brain +‎ power.

Noun

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brainpower (usually uncountable, plural brainpowers)

  1. Mental ability; intelligence.
  2. Intelligent people considered as a group.
    • 2014 April 3, Joel Kotkin, “America's New Brainpower Cities”, in Forbes:
      “Brainpower rankings usually identify the usual suspects: college towns like Boston, Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay area. And to be sure, these places generally have the highest per capita education levels.”

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