intelligence quotient

== English == === Alternative forms === IQ (initialism) === Etymology === Calque of German Intelligenzquotient. Coined in 1912 by German psychologist William Stern. === Noun === intelligence quotient (plural intelligence quotients) A score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure a person's intelligence relative to that of the general population, with the average usually calibrated to a number around 100. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====