Which is a really important distinction. One measures specific points on the jagged boundary. The other is a word that blithely paints it all with a single brush, and sweeps the jagged boundary problem under the rug in the process.

It really is important to keep track of that. Whenever we talk about “intelligence” as if it were a well-defined (let alone quantifiable) thing, we fall into the kind of wooly thinking that lets anyone say pretty much anything. We abandon the realm of grounded statements in favor of pure vibes.