Meaning & use
Exceptionalities
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Conditions or characteristics that cause a person to differ significantly from what is typical, especially in educational or developmental contexts.
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The school offers tailored programs to support students with a range of exceptionalities.
The report classified several learning exceptionalities among the children tested.
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Common in special-education terminology as a neutral term encompassing both disabilities and giftedness.
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special needsdifferences
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