intelligence quotient

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intelligence quotient

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Calque of German Intelligenzquotient. Coined in 1912 by German psychologist William Stern.

noun intelligence quotients

  1. A score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure a person's intelligence relative to that of the general population, with the average usually calibrated to a number around 100.

    Similar: IQ

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@misc{intelligence_quotient_2026,
  title = {intelligence quotient},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intelligence%20quotient},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}