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intelligence test

–noun Psychology.
any of various tests, as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale or the Stanford-Binet test, designed to measure the intellectual capacity of a person.


Origin:
1910–15
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intelligence test  
n.  A standardized test used to establish an intelligence level rating by measuring a subject's ability to form concepts, solve problems, acquire information, reason, and perform other intellectual operations.
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Main Entry: intelligence test
Function: noun
: a test designed to determine the relative mental capacity of a person to learn —compare ACHIEVEMENT TEST, APTITUDE TEST
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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intelligence test

series of tasks designed to measure the capacity to make abstractions, to learn, and to deal with novel situations

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