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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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  • Coming up next, you can test your own I.Q. -- your SITUATION ROOM I.Q., that is.
  • Finally, look beyond the standard measures of intelligence, such as I.Q., test scores, class ranks, and the like.
  • TUCHMAN: Her grades were poor but her I.Q. was high.
  • Lead can lower a child's I.Q. and cause brain damage.
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