quotient : Idioms & Phrases


intelligence quotient

  • noun a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)
    IQ; I.Q..
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quotient verdict

  • noun an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
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respiratory quotient

  • noun the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time
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