Binet-Simon scale

[ bih-ney-sahy-muhn; French bee-ne-see-mawn ]

/ bɪˈneɪˈsaɪ mən; French bi nɛ siˈmɔ̃ /

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noun Psychology.

a test for determining the relative development of intelligence, especially of children, consisting of a series of questions and tasks graded with reference to the ability of the normal child to deal with them at successive age levels.

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Also called Binet-Simon test, Binet scale, Binet test .

Compare Stanford-Binet test.

Origin of Binet-Simon scale

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby Binet-Simon scale

bindle stiff, bind over, bindweed, bine, Binet, Binet-Simon scale, bing, binge, binge drinking, binge eating, binge eating disorder

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The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.
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Some of the streets in this part of the town have seen large scale-destruction.
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Free discussion—never a very free thing in Russia—has now on any general scale become quite impossible.
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But consider what it will be when the system is adopted on a more comprehensive scale.
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If only India were pulling her weight for us on the same scale, we should by now be before the gates of Vienna.
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British Dictionary definitions for Binet-Simon scale

Binet-Simon scale

/ (ˈbiːneɪˈsaɪmən) /

noun

psychol a test comprising questions and tasks, used to determine the mental age of subjects, usually childrenAlso called: Binet scale, Binet test See also Stanford-Binet test

Word Origin for Binet-Simon scale

C20: named after Alfred Binet (1857–1911) + Théodore Simon (1873–1961), French psychologists

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Medical definitions for Binet-Simon scale

Binet-Simon scale

An evaluation of the relative mental development of children by a series of psychological tests of intellectual ability.Binet scale Binet-Simon test Binet test