chronological age

chronological age definition - medical

chron·o·log·i·cal age (krŏnˌə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl)

noun Abbr. CA
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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