Multiple anecdotes in the series attest to the importance of polymathy to the organization.

Jack did his best to keep up, wondering at the trillionaire's polymathy and high-speed acuity.

Kingsolver's polymathy leads to discourses on medicine, the Bible, cold-war machinations.

His polymathy is equaled by the acutenesses of his ear and of his analytical eye.

Hoffmann strove for artistic polymathy.

Although Crown Prince was satisfied with Hong's studies and polymathy, Hong found their difference of views among several topics and the conservatism of Prince.

The polymathy of the monk Dom Jonathan Markison extends to some very recondite knowledge of Germanic origins, while Ranulph Stainer appears in Part Two as a sceptical and rather superior onlooker at the strange proceedings.