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  2. Exceptional memory - Wikipedia

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    Exceptional memory. Exceptional memory is the ability to have accurate and detailed recall in a variety of ways, including hyperthymesia, eidetic memory, synesthesia, and emotional memory. Exceptional memory is also prevalent in those with savant syndrome and mnemonists.

  3. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Slovenia. In elementary schools and secondary schools, a 5-point grading scale is used: 5 (odlično, excellent, A) 4 (prav dobro, very good, B) 3 (dobro, good, C) 2 (zadostno, sufficient, D) is the lowest passing grade. 1 (nezadostno, insufficient, F) is the lowest possible grade, and the failing one. Grade.

  4. Summum bonum - Wikipedia

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    Summum bonum. Summum bonum is a Latin expression meaning the highest or ultimate good, which was introduced by the Roman philosopher Cicero [1][2] to denote the fundamental principle on which some system of ethics is based — that is, the aim of actions, which, if consistently pursued, will lead to the best possible life.

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    good, excellent (informal) a one in a suit of playing cards someone who is very good at something (tennis) a winning serve in which the receiver does not touch the ball fighter pilot who has shot down at least 5 enemy aircraft an asexual person (slang) (v.) to perform outstandingly *; esp., to achieve an A (on a school exam)

  6. Eudaimonia - Wikipedia

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    In terms of its etymology, eudaimonia is an abstract noun derived from the words eû ('good, well') and daímōn ('spirit or deity'). [2]Semantically speaking, the word δαίμων (daímōn) derives from the same root of the Ancient Greek verb δαίομαι (daíomai, "to divide") allowing the concept of eudaimonia to be thought of as an "activity linked with dividing or dispensing, in a ...

  7. Value theory - Wikipedia

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    Value theory is the systematic study of values. Also called axiology and theory of values, it is the branch of philosophy that examines which things are good and what it means for something to be good. It distinguishes different types of values and explores how they can be measured and compared.

  8. Good citizenship - Wikipedia

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    Good citizenship. A good citizen is an individual who takes the initiative to improve their country. There are many opinions as to what constitutes a good citizen. Aristotle makes a distinction between the good citizen and the good man, writing, "...there cannot be a single absolute excellence of the good citizen.

  9. Newspeak - Wikipedia

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    doubleplusgood — the word that replaces Oldspeak words meaning "superlatively good", such as excellent, fabulous, and fantastic; doubleplusungood — the word that replaces Oldspeak words meaning "superlatively bad", such as terrible and horrible; doublethink — the act of simultaneously believing two, mutually contradictory ideas