IQ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does IQ mean? 

• IQ (noun)
  The noun IQ has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: IQ used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IQ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

I.Q.; intelligence quotient; IQ

Hypernyms ("IQ" is a kind of...):

ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "IQ"):

adult intelligence (the average IQ of the adults in a given population)

borderline intelligence (the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance))

 Context examples 

Using iq’mik can lead to nicotine addiction and can cause cancer of the mouth and other health problems.

(Iq’mik, NCI Dictionary)

This allele, which encodes IQ domain-containing protein J, plays a role in protein binding.

(IQCJ wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It is comprised of the N-terminal half of the IQ motif containing J protein fused to all but the first 21 amino acids of the schwannomin interacting protein 1.

(IQCJ/SCHIP1 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

IQ domain-containing protein J (159 aa, ~18 kDa) is encoded by the human IQCJ gene.

(IQ Domain-Containing Protein J, NCI Thesaurus)

A study revealed a connection between midday napping and greater happiness, fewer behavioral problems; and higher IQ in children.

(Children Who Nap Are Happier, Have Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The team found that children who reported eating fish weekly scored 4.8 points higher on the IQ exams than those who said they "seldom" or "never" consumed fish.

(Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A WHO scientist and expert on air pollution, Marie Noel Brune Drisse, warns that many babies will have neurodevelopment problems, resulting in lower IQs.

(WAir Pollution a Health Risk for Children, Lisa Schlein/VOA)

Previous studies have shown that, on average, individuals with higher IQs tend to live a little longer than those with lower IQs, but these are largely based on data from male conscripts followed up only to middle adulthood.

(Higher IQ in Childhood Linked to Longer Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are 4 points higher, on average, than those who consume fish less frequently or not at all, according to new findings from the University of Pennsylvania.

(Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders ages 10-12 revealed a connection between midday napping and greater happiness, self-control, and grit; fewer behavioral problems; and higher IQ, the latter particularly for the sixth graders.

(Children Who Nap Are Happier, Have Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)