I.Q.

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) (Freq. 4)

• Syn: ↑intelligence quotient, ↑IQ

• Hypernyms: ↑ratio

• Hyponyms: ↑adult intelligence, ↑borderline intelligence

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the same as.

[ < L idem quod]

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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. the same as

Origin:

from Latin idem quod