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IQ

IQ

114 3.3
A number from tests that shows how smart a person is compared to others their age
  • noun
  • /aɪˈkju/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cociente intelectual
  • The most frequent current use of IQ tests is for classification and placement decisions.
  • IQ scores
  • an IQ test
  • high IQ

Your memories and your cognition and your IQ are in your brain.

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Examples

  • Screening for admission on the basis of an IQ cut-off may need to be reconsidered.

    Academic text (1990)
  • After taking an IQ test, he learned that his score was significantly higher than the national average.

  • And there are a lot of people whose IQ is real high.

  • No, because it just seems like the low IQ crowd.

  • Maybe you should tax people if their IQ is high and they make more money.

  • I already had an IQ test this year.

  • When your vocabulary goes up, your IQ goes up as well.

  • He has a high IQ.

  • Clearly, schools cannot wait until each child has obtained a certain IQ before allowing them to enter kindergarten.

    Academic text (1999)
  • For example, Jonathan has an average IQ as a second-grade student.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

intelligence quotient
vsIQ
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A number that shows how smart a person is based on a test

uses a test score compared to age group averages rather than that ratio
I.Q.
vsIQ
3.8

A number that shows how smart a person is on a standard test

compares the score to averages for the same age group

Compounds

IQ test
  • Specialized
15 2.7

A test that measures how smart a person is

8.6

A group of people thought to be not very smart

low-IQ remark
  • Offensive
7.7

A rude comment that shows little thinking or common sense

How Intelligent

genius
601 4.3
giftedness
1 6.0
above average
35 3.2
IQ
  • Specialized
114 3.3

Surface Forms

IQ singular
IQs plural

Etymology

The word IQ comes from the phrase intelligence quotient. Think of quotient as a math 'answer' when you divide numbers, so IQ is a single number that shows how a person's intelligence compares to the average.