Letter Q

Quotient

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The result of mathematical division.

The I.Q.

(Intelligence Quotient) is arrived at by dividing the person's mental age (as determined on the Binet test) by the person's chronologic age and multiplying by 100. So if a child scores at the 8-year old level but is only 6, the I.Q.

Is 8/6 X 100=125

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