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In most cases, an intelligence test will be compared with a standardized achievement test to see if there is a discrepancy between the two scores.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 30 July 2024
Typically, an intelligence test alone cannot determine whether a child has a learning disability.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 30 July 2024
But as animal researchers have applied various intelligence tests to a wider net of living things in recent years, the dividing lines have only gotten murkier.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 July 2024
In fact, breastfed babies perform better on intelligence tests.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 21 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above
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“Intelligence test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligence%20test. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
intelligence test
noun
: a test designed to measure a person's intelligence compared to others
Medical Definition
intelligence test
noun
: a test designed to determine the relative mental capacity of a person to learn compare achievement test, aptitude test
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