Acumen vs. Insight — What's the Difference?

Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight

Insight is the understanding of a specific cause and effect within a particular context. The term insight can have several related meanings: a piece of information the act or result of understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively (called noesis in Greek) an introspection the power of acute observation and deduction, discernment, and perception, called intellection or noesis An understanding of cause and effect based on the identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario (see artificial intelligence)An insight that manifests itself suddenly, such as understanding how to solve a difficult problem, is sometimes called by the German word Aha-Erlebnis.

Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something

(botany) A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant.

The ability to discern the true nature of a situation, especially by intuition.

(anatomy) A bony, often sharp, protuberance, especially that of the ischium.

A perception produced by this ability.

Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

A tapering point

Power of acute observation and deduction

Shrewdness shown by keen insight

(marketing) Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers

Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.

(artificial intelligence) An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.

(psychiatry) An individual's awareness of the nature and severity of one's mental illness.

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; - frequently used with into.

Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.

Clear or deep perception of a situation

A feeling of understanding

The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively