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How old one appears to be based solely on his mental ability and function.
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Mental age — is a concept in relation to intelligence, expressed as the age at which a child is performing intellectually. The mental age of the child that is tested is the same as the average age at which normal children achieve a particular score.[1]… … Wikipedia
mental age — n a measure used in psychological testing that expresses an individual s mental attainment in terms of the number of years it takes an average child to reach the same level * * * a measure of the intellectual level at which an individual… … Medical dictionary
mental age — n. an individual s degree of mental development measured in terms of the chronological age of the average individual of corresponding mental ability … English World dictionary
mental age — S3 n a measure of someone s ability to think, understand etc, expressed as the average age of a child with that level of ability ▪ a 25 year old man with a mental age of seven … Dictionary of contemporary English
mental age — noun count usually singular TECHNICAL a measure of intelligence based on the average intelligence of a child of a particular age: Bentley was 19, with a mental age of 11 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mental age — mental ages N COUNT: usu sing A person s mental age is the age which they are considered to have reached in their ability to think or reason … English dictionary
mental age — ► NOUN ▪ a person s mental ability expressed as the age at which an average person reaches the same ability … English terms dictionary
mental age — Psychol. the level of native mental ability or capacity of an individual, usually as determined by an intelligence test, in relation to the chronological age of the average individual at this level: a ten year old child with the mental age of a… … Universalium
mental age — noun the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test • Hypernyms: ↑age * * * noun, pl ⋯ ages [count] technical : a measurement of a person s ability to think and understand that is expressed as the age at which an… … Useful english dictionary
mental age — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms mental age : singular mental age plural mental ages a measure of intelligence based on the average intelligence of a child of a particular age Bentley was 19, with a mental age of 11 … English dictionary
mental age — /ˈmɛntl eɪdʒ/ (say mentl ayj) noun the degree of mental development or intelligence of an individual in comparison with the average intelligence of normal children at different ages. It is determined by a graded series of tests, in the form of… …
