. . . . "Nous (British: /\u02C8na\u028As/; US: /\u02C8nu\u02D0s/), sometimes equated to intellect or intelligence, is a philosophical term for the faculty of the human mind which is described in classical philosophy as necessary for understanding what is true or real. The three commonly used philosophical terms are from Greek, \u03BD\u03BF\u1FE6\u03C2 or \u03BD\u03CC\u03BF\u03C2, and Latin intellectus and intelligentia respectively."@en . .