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mech@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

It’s not capped, really. But the claimed 250 IQ would be 10 standard deviations from the mean, so he’d be the most intelligent person in a population of ~10^24 people.
~10^11 humans have ever lived on earth.

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bampop@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The most likely explanation is that he was from outer space

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- Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Smells like von neumann
  
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Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It’s capped in practical terms by the highest score a test can be given. Unless getting a perfect just means you have another harder round.

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bort@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
so what you are saying is that it has a cap, which is based on the number of people he is compared against?

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- Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  No, but without people to compare against, there is a limit to how high the scale can stay accurate. This is different from it actually having a cap, though.
  
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  - naught101@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    After 30 years on the internet, this might be the absolute nerdiest conversation I have ever seen. I’m impressed.
    
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    Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I’m honored
    
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