IQ

¹ American  

Psychology.

1. intelligence quotient.

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i.q. ² American  

abbreviation

1. the same as.

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IQ ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. intelligence quotient

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i.q. ² British  

abbreviation

1. idem quod

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iq ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Iraq

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Etymology

Origin of IQ¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Origin of i.q.²

From Latin idem quod

Example Sentences

The Escalade IQ looks like the coffin of a prized racehorse.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He's athletic, he has an IQ and he works hard. Those qualities alone are big," Chaney says.

From BBC

Corrections & Amplifications Informed.IQ is legally named Informed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Having him in the building is going to lift the football IQ of that team by leaps and bounds.”

From Los Angeles Times

But IQ score growth slowed in teenagers starting in the 1990s and again in the 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• intellect