• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    6 months ago

    50% of people are going to be dumber than average because in normal distributions the mean is the median. The “general population” is not smart by any definition.

    What if “smart” begins at the 35th percentile, rather than the 50th? What if “gifted” is anything above the 50th percentile?

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      6 months ago

      What if “smart” begins at the 35th percentile, rather than the 50th?

      I didn’t mean that the 50th is where “smart” begins