What if Gifted Is Just a Synonym for Cognitively More Experienced?

A plethora of conceptions of giftedness are described in the research, as well as in professional literature. They focus on different aspects of giftedness, and they contain various variables that are linked to giftedness. In this paper, based on a decade of personal observations, the proposition is explored that giftedness could be nothing more than a cognitive experience advantage. It turns out that this proposition aligns remarkably well with the original definition of giftedness, with neurological evidence, and with many existing conceptions. Moreover, it succeeds in explaining, rather than only describing, a substantial number of relations with variables that are commonly linked to giftedness. Hence, the proposition of this paper could be a factor in advancing the field to a consensus and to shift from mainly descriptive to more explanatory and predictive research.