flash calculation
The act of seeing a complex mathematical or physics or geometry problem and getting the right answer, at least 5 times in a row, through instinctual pattern recognition rather than merely guessing the right answer.
Statistically, no one can simply guess the right answer that many times in a row. There's a certain point where you start to get the right answer because of intrinsic pattern recognition instead of just luck.
This characteristic is common in people with Asperger's Syndrome and other conditions where pattern recognition is strong.
Statistically, no one can simply guess the right answer that many times in a row. There's a certain point where you start to get the right answer because of intrinsic pattern recognition instead of just luck.
This characteristic is common in people with Asperger's Syndrome and other conditions where pattern recognition is strong.
Mike: <instantly solves a complex multi-variable calculus problem just by looking at it>
Vince: Did you see how fast Mike solved that?!
Lance: I know, right?!
Jackie: Mike performed a flash calculation!
Vince: Did you see how fast Mike solved that?!
Lance: I know, right?!
Jackie: Mike performed a flash calculation!
flash calculation by Your Average Internship October 24, 2026
