Re: prodigious vs. prolific

In message <1153149114.741273.147030@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, UC <uraniumcommittee@xxxxxxxxx> writes

Right. Mozart could be called 'prodigious' meaning he was a child
prodigy. He was also prolific because he wrote a lot of music. He
cannot be called 'prodigious' because he wrote a lot of music.

Prodigious savants and idiot savants.
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