Meaning of the word perspicacity in English

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perspicacity

US /ˌpɝː.spɪˈkæs.ə.t̬i/
UK /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkæs.ə.ti/

Noun

the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness

Example:
Her political perspicacity allowed her to predict the election results accurately.
The detective's perspicacity was crucial in solving the complex case.