IQ

abbr. intelligence quotient.

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noun

a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)

• Syn: ↑intelligence quotient, ↑I.Q.

• Hypernyms: ↑ratio

• Hyponyms: ↑adult intelligence, ↑borderline intelligence

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I. \(ˈ)ī|kyü\ abbreviation or noun (-s)

intelligence quotient

II. abbreviation

Usage: often not capitalized

Etymology: Latin idem quod

the same as

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Psychol.

See intelligence quotient.

[1960-65]

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abbrev

Intelligence quotient

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IQ UK [ˌaɪ ˈkjuː] US [ˌaɪ ˈkju] noun [countable] [singular IQ plural IQs]

intelligence quotient: a number that represents a person’s intelligence, based on the results of a particular type of test

Thesaurus: intelligence, intuition and ability to understand_synonym someone who is intelligent or well informed_hyponym

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i.q.,

the same as (Latin, idem quod).

IQ (no periods) or I.Q.,

intelligence quotient: »

Overambitious parents frequently pressure their children beyond their IQ capacities in the effort to get them into prestige colleges (Wall Street Journal).

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abbr. intelligence quotient

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/ˌaıˈkjuː/ noun, pl IQs [count]

: a number that represents your intelligence and that is based on your score on a special test

children with high IQs

They wanted me to take an IQ test.

◇ IQ is an abbreviation of “intelligence quotient.”

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IQ [IQ] [ˌaɪ ˈkjuː] [ˌaɪ ˈkjuː] noun

the abbreviation for ‘intelligence quotient ’ (a measurement of a person's intelligence that is calculated from the results of special tests)

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an IQ of 120

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to have a

high/low IQ

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IQ tests