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developmental quotient

noun developmental quo·tient \-ˈkwō-shənt\

Medical Definition of DEVELOPMENTAL QUOTIENT

:  a number expressing the development of a child determined by dividing the age of the group into which test scores place the child by the child's chronological age and multiplying by 100—abbreviation DQ

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