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Jensenism

Jensenism proper noun: the belief that an individual's intelligence is largely due to heredity, including racial heritage.

Proper noun

Jensenism

  1. The belief that an individual's intelligence is largely due to heredity, including racial heritage.

Origin of Jensenism

From Jensen + -ism, after Arthur Jensen (1923–2012), professor of educational psychology.

Questions about Jensenism

What does Jensenism mean?
Jensenism means the belief that an individual's intelligence is largely due to heredity, including racial heritage.
What part of speech is Jensenism?
Jensenism is a proper noun.

Words near Jensenism in the dictionary

  1. Jensen's alpha
  2. Jensen's alphas
  3. Jensen's device
  4. Jensen's formula
  5. Jensen's inequality
  6. Jensenism
  7. jensenite
  8. Jenson
  9. Jenssen
  10. Jent
  11. jentacular

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