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Stanford-Binet

Stanford-Binet noun: a cognitive ability and intelligence test primarily designed to assess children.

Noun

Stanford-Binet (plural Stanford-Binets)

  1. (also, attributive) A cognitive ability and intelligence test primarily designed to assess children.
    • Stanford-Binet scale
    • I lost the conviction that lights would always turn green for me, […] lost a certain touching faith in the totem power of good manners, clean hair, and proven competence on the Stanford-Binet scale.1968, Joan Didion, “On Self-Respect”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Forms of Stanford-Binet

pluralStanford-Binets

Origin of Stanford-Binet

Named after French psychologist Alfred Binet (1857–1911) and Stanford University, where the technique was further revised (1916).

Questions about Stanford-Binet

What does Stanford-Binet mean?
Stanford-Binet means a cognitive ability and intelligence test primarily designed to assess children.
What part of speech is Stanford-Binet?
Stanford-Binet is a noun.
What is the plural of Stanford-Binet?
The plural of Stanford-Binet is Stanford-Binets.

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  2. Stanford in the Vale
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  4. Stanford on Teme
  5. Stanford with Orleton
  6. Stanford-Binet
  7. Stanford-Binets
  8. Stanford-le-Hope
  9. Stanfordville
  10. Stanforth
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