intelligence test

noun

: a test designed to determine the relative mental capacity of a person

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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 See all Example Sentences for intelligence test 

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intelligence test was in 1857

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“Intelligence test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligence%20test. Accessed 22 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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