This article discusses the modeling of the universe through various functional styles in language. The terms are analyzed in the example of the concept of "intelligence" in Russian and English, which includes some parameters as a tool that allows us to talk about building a particular model of the world. As a result, a distinction was made between the Russian and English concepts of ‘intellect’. It is also highlighted that the potential of the formal work style as a basis for modeling the world is much lower than that of the art style, but that it still exists.