The state or quality of being talented or having special natural abilities.
From 'gifted' + '-ness' suffix forming abstract nouns. Became common in education terminology to describe students with exceptional abilities.
Psychologists debate whether 'giftedness' is real or just a social construct—but what's fascinating is that the concept didn't exist in education until the 20th century, suggesting we invented the category when testing technology allowed us to measure it.
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