genius -
Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
genius -
A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.
Wikipedia
A genius (plural geniuses, adjective ingenious) is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight. The use of the adjective "genius" is generalized in some instances and is particular in other instances. The noun "genius" is applicable to a scholar in many subjects or a scholar in a single subject.