When Picasso is described as a protean genius, it means that not only was he brilliant, but he changed the way he worked many times. Protean means able to change shape.
Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.
Adjective S.
taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling protean gray which is never twice the same"
a.
Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.
a.
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or
forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule.
Protean
Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.
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The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine or like a language to be shaped and exploited.
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