intelligence test

noun

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: a test designed to determine the relative mental capacity of a person

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In one study, Duckworth found smarter students actually had less grit than their peers who scored lower on intelligence tests. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 The results revealed on average, people born preterm or with low birth weight scored lower on intelligence tests and performed worse academically than those born at full term and a healthy weight. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 But as animal researchers have applied various intelligence tests to a wider net of living things in recent years, the dividing lines have only gotten murkier. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 July 2024 Simulations let an intelligence test many possibilities before choosing a path. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for intelligence test

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First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intelligence test was in 1857

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“Intelligence test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligence%20test. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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intelligence test

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: a test designed to measure a person's intelligence compared to others

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intelligence test

noun
: a test designed to determine the relative mental capacity of a person to learn compare achievement test, aptitude test

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