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noun
1.
capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics.
2.
readiness or quickness in learning; intelligence: He was placed in honors classes because of his general aptitude.
3.
the state or quality of being apt; special fitness.
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Aptitude
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Example Sentences
- Our aim is more to discover writing talent in a science student or scientist than a scientific aptitude in a budding journalist.
- Both require far more than just math aptitude.
- His scientific aptitude was not immediately apparent.
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Word Origin & History
aptitude
1540s, "quality of being fit for a purpose or position," from L.L. aptitudo (gen. aptitudinis) "fitness," noun of quality from L. aptus "joined, fitted" (see apt).
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