Meaning: n. a 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).
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1 People who boast about their I.Q. are losers. Stephen Hawking
2 Indeed, the average I.Q. of a person in 1917 would amount to only 73 on today's I.Q. test.
3 The theorists have high I.Q.'s but don't seem to know much psychology.
4 These Demand Siders have very high I.Q.'s,[sentencedict.com] but they seem to be strangers to doubt and modesty.
5 They appear to have lower I.Q.'s. They have more trouble controlling their attention.
6 Another reader attributed Haiti's poverty to "the low I.Q. of the 9 million people there, " and added: "It is all very sad and cannot be fixed."
7 While intelligent (with an I.Q. of 116), he was an underachiever who was quick to lose his temper.
8 But if we can add 1 billion points to the global I.Q., then let's lend strong American support — to a worthwhile Canadian initiative.
9 However, put me in a situation where I need to do anything remotely mechanical and instantly I have the I.Q. of a wombat (see photo).
10 During this season, the farmers do well on the I.Q. and other tests.
11 When a pregnant woman doesn't have enough iodine in her body, her child may suffer irreversible brain damage and could have an I.Q. that is 10 to 15 points lower than it would otherwise be.
12 After all,[www.Sentencedict.com] a series of studies seemed to indicate that I.Q. is largely inherited.
13 One indication of the importance of school is that children's I.Q.
14 By age 5, the children in the program averaged an I.Q. of 110, compared with 83 for children in the control group.
15 Hubbard had boasted that Scientology had raised some people's I.Q. one point for every hour of auditing.
16 In educating myself this spring about education, I was aghast to learn that American children drop in I.Q. each summer vacation — because they aren't in school or exercising their brains.
17 The theory suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, which is based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited.
18 Professor Nisbett strongly advocates intensive early childhood education because of its proven ability to raise I.Q. and improve long-term outcomes.
19 Another proven intervention is to tell junior-high-school students that I.Q. is expandable, and that their intelligence is something they can help shape.
20 Reid: I don't believe that intelligence can be accurately quantified, but I do have an I.Q. Of 187 and an eidetic memory and can read 20,000 words per minute.