Natural talent or physiological advantages might give you a slight edge, but even a prodigy isn’t going to master all aspects of a game they’ve never played before instantly.
This scientist thought he’d found the source of all sexual energy|PopSci Staff|September 17, 2020|Popular Science
Zhang, a programming prodigy, has long been regarded as China’s most independent, if elusive, tech tycoon.
How Trump’s TikTok ban pushed China’s most independent tech billionaire closer to Beijing|claychandler|September 10, 2020|Fortune
Internet prodigy and Reddit founder Aaron Swartz committed suicide on Friday.
The Swartz Family’s Statement and More Reactions to the Death of Aaron Swartz||January 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The twit, Guy Clinch, is the unlucky father of Marmaduke, an 18-month-old prodigy of domestic mayhem.
Remedial Reader: The Essential Martin Amis|Ronald K. Fried|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Prodigy likewise is relatively common in mathematics and the sciences.
When Your Hero’s an SOB|Bruce Duffy|August 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The young man stood still where he was, bewildered by this prodigy of paternal love.
The Brotherhood of Consolation|Honore de Balzac
The juvenile criminal was regarded as a prodigy with a capacity for crimes far beyond his years.
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment|Clarence Darrow
The forbidden fruit was furnished, and the prodigy of sacred lore applied himself to it with voracity.
The Imported Bridegroom|Abraham Cahan
But the boy was at least two miracles rolled into one—a more than Siamese prodigy—a boy, and yet an ass too.
George Cruikshank's Omnibus|George Cruikshank
The appearance of a prodigy like Nelson, however, is not an isolated event, independent of antecedents.
Types of Naval Officers|A. T. Mahan
British Dictionary definitions for prodigy
prodigy
/ (ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ) /
nounplural-gies
a person, esp a child, of unusual or marvellous talents
anything that is a cause of wonder and amazement
something monstrous or abnormal
an archaic word for omen
Word Origin for prodigy
C16: from Latin prōdigium an unnatural happening, from pro-1 + -igium, probably from āio I say