Human Intelligence

Human intelligence may refer to:

  • Human intelligence as intelligence in the human species; the property of mind that encompasses the capacities to reason, plan, problem solve, think, comprehend ideas, use languages, and learn.
  • Human intelligence (espionage), abbreviated HUMINT, an intelligence collection discipline used by government intelligence organizations against other governments.

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