I.Q.

 Dictionary entry overview: What does I.Q. mean? 

• I.Q. (noun)
  The noun I.Q. 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: I.Q. used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• I.Q. (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 ("I.Q." 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 "I.Q."):

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))