Intelligence Quotient Definition

noun
A number seen as a measure of a person's intelligence, usually representing the person's score on an intelligence test as expressed in relation to the scores of others who have taken the same test, with the average score set at 100.
American Heritage Medicine
The ratio of tested mental age to chronological age, usually expressed as a quotient multiplied by 100. No longer in scientific use.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • iq

Other Word Forms of Intelligence Quotient

Noun

Singular:
intelligence quotient
Plural:
intelligence-quotients

Origin of Intelligence Quotient

  • A calque of German Intelligenzquotient.

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Intelligence Quotient Sentence Examples

  • A child is born with a certain intelligence quotient.

  • Age recommendations on toy packages measure the safety of a toy - not your child's intelligence quotient.

  • In fact, in one study, peer rejection proved to be a more sensitive predictor of later mental health problems than school records, achievement, intelligence quotient (IQ) scores, or teacher ratings.

  • Their findings pointed to links between social class, race, and intelligence quotient (IQ) scores, despite questions by many about the validity of IQ tests as a measurement of intelligence or a predictor of achievement and success.

  • Results of these tests may be represented on a scale, as a mental age, or as an intelligence quotient (IQ).

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