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mental age
mental agen. Abbr. MA A measure of intellectual development as determined by an intelligence test, expressed as the age at which that test score is typically attained. It was formerly used in calculating intelligence quotients but is now generally used only for children and people with intellectual disability.mental age n (Psychology) psychol the mental ability of a child, expressed in years and based on a comparison of his test performance with the performance of children with a range of chronological ages. See also intelligence quotient men′tal age′
n. the level of mental ability of an individual, usu. a child, expressed as the chronological age of the average individual at this level of ability, as determined by an intelligence test. [1910–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | mental age - the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence testage - how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age" |
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in psychology, the general mental ability involved in calculating, reasoning, perceiving relationships and analogies, learning quickly, storing and retrieving information, using language fluently, classifying, generalizing, and adjusting to new situations.
..... Click the link for more information. .mental age[′men·təl ′āj] (psychology) The degree of mental development of an individual in terms of the chronological age of the average individual of equivalent mental ability; specifically, a score derived from intelligence tests. mental age
age [āj] 1. the duration, or the measure of time of the existence of a person or object.2. to undergo change as a result of passage of time.developmental age.achievement age a measure of achievement expressed in terms of the chronologic age of a normal child showing the same degree of attainment.chronologic age the actual measure of time elapsed since a person's birth.developmental age 1. age estimated from the degree of anatomical development.2. in psychology, the age of an individual determined by degree of emotional, mental, anatomical, and physiological maturation.gestational age see gestational age.mental age the age level of mental ability of a person as gauged by standard intelligence tests.men·tal age (MA), a measure, expressed in years and months, of a child's intelligence relative to age norms as determined by testing with the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale.mental agen. Abbr. MA A measure of intellectual development as determined by an intelligence test, expressed as the age at which that test score is typically attained. It was formerly used in calculating intelligence quotients but is now generally used only for children and people with intellectual disability.men·tal age (MA) (men'tăl āj) A measure, expressed in years and months, of a child's intelligence relative to age norms as determined by testing with the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale. LegalSeeAgeFinancialSeeMASee MA
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