mental measurement

mental measurement
noun
a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions
Hypernyms: ↑measurement, ↑measuring, ↑measure, ↑mensuration
Hyponyms: ↑test, ↑mental test, ↑mental testing, ↑psychometric test

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