Meaning of monomath | Babel Free

Definitions

A person with an extensive knowledge of a single subject or field, but little knowledge of others.

Examples

“It is not a refuge for self-indulgent monomaths to channelize their aggressions within a community of colleagues and students.”

“We don't like polymaths any more. Perhaps it's because even being a monomath is too difficult now; even specialists specialise only in a small subset of their specialty, and learning is an either/or business.”

“Posner first made his name as a monomath. “I had a very big intellectual commitment for many years to anti-trust law. I wrote a lot about that.” Eventually, though, the polymath rose to the surface and he put anti-trust behind him.”

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