Talent has two principal meanings:
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Talent (measurement)
The talent was a unit of weight that was introduced in Mesopotamia at the end of the 4th millennium BC, and was normalized at the end of the 3rd millennium during the Akkadian-Sumer phase, divided into 60 minas or 3,600 shekels. In classical anti ...
, an ancient unit of mass and value
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Talent (skill)
An aptitude is a component of a competence to do a certain kind of work at a certain level. Outstanding aptitude can be considered "talent". Aptitude is inborn potential to perform certain kinds of activities, whether physical or mental, and ...
, a group of aptitudes useful for some activities; talents may refer to aptitudes themselves or to possessors of those talents
Talent may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Literature
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''Talent'' (play), a 1978 play by Victoria Wood
* ''Talent'', the first novel in
The Talent Series
''The Talent Series'' is a series of novels written for preteenagers and teenagers by Zoey Dean. It is one of Zoey Dean's many preteen series.
Books
The books are published by Razorbill (publisher), Razorbill. The complete series has been pub ...
by Zoey Dean
Television
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Got Talent
''Got Talent'' is a British talent show TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCOtv company. It has spawned spin-offs in over 69 countries, in what is now referred to as the 'Got Talent' format, similar to that described by Fremantle ...
'', a series of television shows, in several national versions
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Young Talent Time
''Young Talent Time'' is an Australian television variety program produced by Lewis-Young Productions and screened on Network Ten. The original series ran from 1971 until 1988 and was hosted by singer-songwriter and record producer Johnny You ...
'' (1971-1989; 2012), an Australian television variety program on Network Ten
Other arts, entertainment, and media
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''Talent'' (artwork), a seminal work of art by David Robbins, 1986
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''Talent'' (comics), a comic book series written by Christopher Golden and Tom Sngoski and drawn by Paul Azaceta, 2006
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Billy Talent
Billy Talent is a Canadian Rock music, rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with lead vocalist Benjamin Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jonathan Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup change ...
, a Canadian rock group from Toronto, who formed in 1993
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Talents universe
This is a list of works by American science fiction and fantasy author Anne McCaffrey, including some cowritten with others or written by close collaborators.
Restoree
McCaffrey's first novel was ''Restoree'', published by Ballantine Books in 196 ...
, a setting in Anne McCaffrey's science fiction, where Talents are members of the fictional psionic professions
*"Hidden Talent", an episode of ''
Kim Possible's'' second season
Other uses
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Attic talent, also known as the Athenian talent or Greek talent, an ancient unit of mass or value equal to this amount of pure silver
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Talent (horse)
Talent (foaled 25 February 2010) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning the classic Oaks Stakes in 2013.
Background
Talent is a chestnut with a white blaze and long white socks on her hind legs, bred by the Ashbrittle Stu ...
, a racehorse
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Bombardier Talent
The Talent is a multiple unit railcar manufactured by Bombardier that was developed by Waggonfabrik Talbot in Aachen shortly before the company was acquired by Bombardier in 1995. The name ''Talent'' is an acronym in German for ''TALbot LEichte ...
, a type of multiple unit passenger train manufactured by Bombardier
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Talent, Oregon
Talent is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 6,282 at the 2020 census.
History
A. P. Tallent, an East Tennessee native who settled in Oregon in the 1870s, platted the city in the 1880s. He wanted to name it ''Wa ...
, a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States
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Jim Talent
James Matthes Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician who was a U.S. Senator from Missouri from 2002 to 2007. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office.
After serving for eight years ...
(born 1956), American politician, former Senator from Missouri
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Human capital
Human capital is a concept used by social scientists to designate personal attributes considered useful in the production process. It encompasses employee knowledge, skills, know-how, good health, and education. Human capital has a substantial ...
, as in talent management
* People who work in entertainment or broadcasting, as in
talent agent
A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds jobs for actors, authors, broadcast journalists, film directors, musicians, models, professional athletes, screenwriters, writers, and other professionals in various entertainment or sport ...
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Talent Scheduling, an optimization problem in computer science and operations research.
See also
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