prodigies
Exceptionally gifted children
Prodigies is the plural of prodigy—a person, especially a child, with exceptional talent or ability: Mozart was among history's great musical prodigies.
The word can also mean a remarkable thing or event, though this sense is less common now: prodigies of nature.
A child prodigy shows adult-level mastery in a specific domain at an unusually young age.
Exceptionally gifted intellects
- wunderkindsRemarkably gifted youngsters
- virtuososSupremely skilled performers
- savantsExceptionally learned individuals
- giftedGiven as present
precocious · brilliance · exceptional · remarkable · phenoms · whiz kids · natural ability · extraordinary
Eighteenth-century Austrian composer
- Yo-Yo MaPreeminent contemporary cellist
- Lang LangRenowned classical pianist
- pianistsKeyboard instrument performers
- violinistsPlayers of bowed strings
composers · conservatory · recital · concert debut · performance · orchestra · concerto · practice
Initial period of formation
- acceleratedIncreased in velocity
- homeschoolingFamily-directed academic instruction
- university admissionAcceptance to college
- IQIntelligence score
cognitive · maturity · nurturing · parenting · education · pressure · burnout · expectations
Top-ranked chess player
- FischerGerman surname, angler
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- tournamentsOrganized competitive series
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
Kasparov · openings · endgame · rating · championship · board · notation · blitz
Mathematical problem-solving process
- mental arithmeticComputing numbers without tools
- number senseIntuition about quantities
- equationsMathematical equality statements
- theoremsProven mathematical statements
problem-solving · Ramanujan · competitions · algorithms · puzzles · patterns · abstract thinking · logic
geniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
- wunderkindsRemarkably gifted youngsters
- virtuososSupremely skilled performers
- savantsExceptionally learned individuals
gifted · precocious · brilliance · exceptional · remarkable · phenoms · whiz kids · natural ability · extraordinary · aptitude
Mozart
Eighteenth-century Austrian composer
- Yo-Yo MaPreeminent contemporary cellist
- Lang LangRenowned classical pianist
- pianistsKeyboard instrument performers
violinists · composers · conservatory · recital · concert debut · performance · orchestra · concerto · practice · technique
early development
Initial period of formation
- acceleratedIncreased in velocity
- homeschoolingFamily-directed academic instruction
- university admissionAcceptance to college
IQ · cognitive · maturity · nurturing · parenting · education · pressure · burnout · expectations · milestones
Carlsen
Top-ranked chess player
- FischerGerman surname, angler
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- tournamentsOrganized competitive series
Kasparov · strategy · openings · endgame · rating · championship · board · notation · blitz · competition
calculation
Mathematical problem-solving process
- mental arithmeticComputing numbers without tools
- number senseIntuition about quantities
- equationsMathematical equality statements
theorems · problem-solving · Ramanujan · competitions · algorithms · puzzles · patterns · abstract thinking · logic · proofs
- young writersyoung writers, early works, newcomers, young poets
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- expertsexperts, expert, specialist, masters, specialists
- geniusesgenius, brainiac, Einstein, intellect, mastermind
- high achieversoverachievers, champions, gold medalists, record holders, world champions
prodigieslate bloomers
Those succeeding after delay
Grandma Moses · Colonel Sanders · latecomers · Vera Wang · Raymond Chandler
prodigiesmediocrities
Unremarkable people or things
average Joes · ordinary people · nonentities · dullards · dunces
- child prodigiesYouths with exceptional talents