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Zac Z
Lv 7
Zac Z asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 9 years ago

What is the difference between "smart" and "clever"?

Context:

"As a consequence, finding all the solutions to superstring theory is a task which is far beyond our mathematical ability. At present, we are not clever or smart enough to completely catalog all its solutions, which are called conformal field theories."

Michio Kaku, Beyond Einstein

Writing "clever or smart enough" would be redundant if the meaning were identical, right?

So I guess, the author ascribes different meanings.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    smarts more like intelligent and clevers more like you figured out the trick to something

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    great question madhavi:) you recognize however those words sound synonimous yet nevertheless there lies a "deep" distinction !! Happiness could be chanced on of issues which would possibly no longer additionally be advantageous to our religious or psychological factor like we could circulate out & have our sought after dish & clothing etc., we would sense satisfied. yet delight comes from a sort of achievent, if we get reliable grades in study we would get a favorable feeling that asserts "difficult word paid off" now thats greater advantageous isn't it ;p[ Now peace.... i think of it relies upon on what approach we undertake towads the "events" we do for "happiness" or the two "delight", peace surely exist in our self, it in simple terms must be chanced on by way of us. someone of lack of information could sense peace on an identical time as a difficult worker could desire to be strresed. that is even oposite to that . So peace needs to chanced on by way of us.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Hmm.. Smart is like book smart knowing all the basic knowledge and clever is like idk how to explain but sort of like finding something out but with a different way of think. Like thinking your way around something.

    Source(s): Peace my brother
  • Rain
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    smart: characterized by sharp quick thought; bright

    clever : displaying sharp intelligence or mental alertness

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