intelligence quotient

noun

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.

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IQI.Q.
OriginGerman Intelligenzquotient →
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Meanings

nounintelligence quotient (plural intelligence quotients)

plural 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.

    Synonyms: IQ

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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IQ

More synonyms by meaning

nouna measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)

Similar
IQI.Q.
Broader
ratio
Also see
i.q.iq

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanIntelligenzquotient
  2. Englishintelligence quotient

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

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Translations

Arabic مُعَدَّل ذَكَاء
  • مُعَدَّل ذَكَاء (muʕaddal ḏakāʔ)IQ score
Bulgarian коефициент на интелигентност
  • коефициент на интелигентност (koeficient na inteligentnost)IQ score
Catalan quocient intel·lectual
  • quocient intel·lectualIQ score
Chinese Mandarin 智商
  • 智商 (zhìshāng)IQ score
Danish intelligenskvotient
  • intelligenskvotientIQ score
Dutch intelligentiequotiënt
  • intelligentiequotiëntIQ score
Esperanto intelekta kvociento
  • intelekta kvocientoIQ score
Finnish älykkyysosamäärä
  • älykkyysosamääräIQ score
French quotient intellectuel
  • quotient intellectuelIQ score
German Intelligenzquotient
  • IntelligenzquotientIQ score
Greek δείκτης νοημοσύνης
  • δείκτης νοημοσύνης (deíktis noïmosýnis)IQ score
Italian quoziente intellettivo, quoziente d'intelligenza
  • quoziente intellettivoIQ score
  • quoziente d'intelligenzaIQ score
Japanese 知能指数, ＩＱ (ＩＱ)
  • 知能指数 (chinō shisū)IQ score
  • ＩＱ (ＩＱ)IQ score
  • アイ・キュー (ai-kyū)IQ score
Korean 지능 지수, 아이큐
  • 지능 지수 (jineung jisu)IQ score
  • 아이큐 (aikyu)IQ score
Polish iloraz inteligencji
  • iloraz inteligencjiIQ score
Portuguese quociente de inteligência
  • quociente de inteligênciaIQ score
Russian коэффицие́нт интелле́кта, IQ
  • коэффицие́нт интелле́кта (koefficijént intellékta)IQ score
  • IQIQ score
  • ай-кью́ (aj-kʹjú)IQ score
Spanish cociente de inteligencia, cociente intelectual
  • cociente de inteligenciaIQ score
  • cociente intelectualIQ score
  • cuociente de inteligenciaIQ score
  • cuociente intelectualIQ score
  • coeficiente de inteligenciaIQ score
  • coeficiente intelectualIQ score
Swedish intelligenskvot
  • intelligenskvotIQ score
Turkish zekâ seviyesi, zekâ katsayısı
  • zekâ seviyesiIQ score
  • zekâ katsayısıIQ score
Vietnamese chỉ số thông minh, IQ
  • chỉ số thông minhIQ score
  • IQIQ score
Cite this entry
APA

intelligence quotient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intelligence%20quotient

MLA

“intelligence quotient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intelligence%20quotient. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intelligence quotient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intelligence%20quotient.

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