Inventor Thomas Edison Held Over 1,000 U

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Multiple Choice

Inventor Thomas Edison held over 1,000 U.S. patents for his inventions. Although not all of these inventions were commercially successful, this outpouring of ideas represents which aspect of Edison's creativity?

• A)fluency
• B)flexibility
• C)originality
• D)novelty

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