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mental age
noun
: a measurement of a person's ability to think and understand that is expressed as the age at which an average person reaches the same level of ability
Full Definition of MENTAL AGE
: 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
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First Known Use of MENTAL AGE
1910
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mental age
noun
Medical Definition of MENTAL AGE
: 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
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