IQ Definition

īkyo͝o
abbreviation
Intelligence quotient.
American Heritage Medicine

The ccTLD for Iraq as assigned by the IANA.

Wiktionary
noun
A number indicating a person's relative level of intelligence: it is the mental age (as shown by intelligence tests) multiplied by 100 and divided by the chronological age.
Webster's New World
The extent of a person's knowledge within a given field.
A homeowner's financial IQ.
Webster's New World

(initialism) Intelligence Quotient.

Wiktionary

(photography, initialism) Image quality.

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Other Word Forms of IQ

Noun

Singular:
IQ
Plural:
iqs

IQ Sentence Examples

  • The Down syndrome adolescent with an IQ of around 50 points does not seem to progress beyond the grammatical level of the normally intelligent child at three years, with short sentences that are restricted in variety and complexity.

  • According to the Child Development Institute, it has been shown that children with Fragile X who are integrated into "normalized" educational and social environments "achieve above the level that would have been predicted from measured IQ".

  • Profoundly retarded individuals have IQ scores under 20 to 25.

  • Low IQ scores and limitations in adaptive skills are the hallmarks of mental retardation.

  • Their findings pointed to links between social class, race, and intelligence quotient (IQ) scores, despite questions by many about the validity of IQ tests as a measurement of intelligence or a predictor of achievement and success.

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