Originally Posted by squishys
I believe the definition of a prodigy is a child, usually under the age of 10, having the level of ability as an adult.
The SAT is normed to have average scores of about 500 for each section, and I don't think that middle-aged adults do better on the SAT than 18-year-olds on average. A 9yo who scores 500 on an SAT section is talented, but I would be reluctant to use the term "prodigy". A 9yo who scored 750+ on a section or 2100+ on all three could be plausibly termed a prodigy, and I think a score of 2300+ would merit the term. So my implicit definition of prodigy is a child who performs at the level of the "best" adults, where best may mean top 1% or 5%.