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Idiot savant

Idiot savant refers to a person with autism or some other mental disability who is exceptionally gifted in a highly specialized field, as in mathematics (rapid mental calculation) or music (ability to play a complex piece of music after hearing it only once). Idiot savant is now an outdated term, the current term used now is Autistic savant

Idiot savants

Idiot savants refer to Autistic individuals who excel in specific abilities such as mental arithmetic, drawing, painting or music

Idols of the cave

Idols of the cave refers to Bacon's term for personal biases that result from one's personal characteristics or experiences.

Idols of the marketplace

Deutsch: Götzen des Marktes / Español: Ídolos del mercado / Português: Ídolos do mercado / Français: Idôles du marché / Italiano: Idoli del mercato /

Idols of the marketplace refers to Bacon's term for error that results when one accepts the traditional meanings of the words used to describe things.

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Idols of the theater

Deutsch: Theateridole / Español: Ídolos del teatro / Português: Ídolos do teatro / Français: Idols du théâtre / Italiano: Idoli del teatro /

Idols of the theater refers to Bacon's term for the inhibition of objective inquiry that results when one accepts dogma, tradition, or authority.

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Idols of the tribe

Idols of the tribe refers to Bacon's term for biases that result from humans' natural tendency to view the world selectively.

Ignorance

Ignorance is an organizational climate in which important information is not available.

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Ill-defined problem

Ill-defined problem refers to a problem that does not have the goals, starting information, and/or legal steps stated explicitly.

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