Chronological Age Definition

noun
The number of years a person has lived, used especially in psychometrics as a standard against which certain variables, such as behavior and intelligence, are measured.
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The age of an individual measure in days, months and years from the time the individual was born, often used in psychometrics.

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Noun

Singular:
chronological age
Plural:
chronological ages

Chronological Age Sentence Examples

  • Pre-term infants should be vaccinated according to their chronological age from birth.

  • Growth hormone deficiency is also suspected when x-ray determination of bone age indicates retarded growth in comparison to chronological age.

  • Another diagnostic technique uses an x ray of the child's hand to determine the child's bone age by comparing this to the child's actual chronological age.

  • The bone age in affected children is usually two or more years behind the chronological age.

  • Children with language delay may acquire language skills in the usual progression but at a much slower rate, so that their language development may be equivalent to a normally developing child of a much younger chronological age.

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