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IQ calculates processing speed, which is why it is timed. Many people can are good at problem solving, but what takes a normal person a week instead might take an IQ genius 5 minutes. That is all.

And a normal person can then train themselves to do that week in 5 minutes. It's like muscle mass: you're born with a genetic inclination to be weaker or stronger than average but the rest is up to you.

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