| quotient | 1. <mathematics> The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three. 2. The result of any process inverse to multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication. Origin: F, fr. L. Quoties how often, how many times, fr. Quot how many. See Quota. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| intelligence quotient | <psychology> The psychologist's index of measured intelligence as one part of a two-part determination of intelligence, the other part being an index of adaptive behaviour and including such criteria as school grades or work performance. IQ is a score, or similar quantitative index, used to denote a person's standing relative to his age peers on a test of general ability, ordinarily expressed as a ratio between the person's score on a given test and the score which the average individual of comparable age attained on the same test, the ratio being computed by the psychologist or determined from a table of age norms, such as the various Wechsler intelligence scales. Acronym: IQ (21 Jun 2000) |