Monomath vs. Polymath — What's the Difference?

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

A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, "having learned much"; Latin: homo universalis, "universal person") is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. In Western Europe, the first work to use the term polymathy in its title (De Polymathia tractatio: integri operis de studiis veterum) was published in 1603 by Johann von Wowern, a Hamburg philosopher.

A person of wide knowledge or learning

A person of great or varied learning.

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

A person of great and varied learning