Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

Stanford-Binet test

[stan-ferd-bi-ney]
noun Psychology.
  1. a revised version of the Binet-Simon scale, prepared at Stanford University for use in the U.S.
Show More

Origin of Stanford-Binet test

1916; named after Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, and A. Binet
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for stanford-binet test

Stanford-Binet test

noun
  1. psychol a revision, esp for US use, of the Binet-Simon scale designed to measure mental ability by comparing the performance of an individual with the average performance for his age groupSee also Binet-Simon scale, intelligence test
Show More

Word Origin for Stanford-Binet test

C20: named after Stanford University, California, and Alfred Binet (1857–1911), French psychologist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
stanford-binet test in Medicine

Stanford-Binet test

(stăn′fərd-)
n.
  1. A standardized intelligence test adapted from the Binet-Simon scale for use in the United States, especially in the assessment of children.Stanford-Binet intelligence scale
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.