borderline intelligence
A student with borderline intelligence works carefully on a math problem with a tutor.
Noun: - The minimal level of intellectual ability (IQ) considered necessary for a person to function normally and independently in society without requiring institutional support or supervision. This term is often used in clinical, psychological, and educational contexts to describe cognitive functioning at the threshold between intellectual disability and average intelligence.
The term is used as a non-count noun to describe a general category or level of cognitive ability. - It is typically used in formal assessments, diagnoses, and discussions about cognitive functioning and support needs. - It often appears in contexts discussing educational placement, eligibility for services, or psychological evaluation.
- Noun:
- The psychologist's report indicated that the child's test scores were consistent with borderline intelligence.
- Determining the level of support required depends on accurately assessing whether an individual has borderline intelligence or a mild intellectual disability.
- Programs are designed to help adults with borderline intelligence develop the skills needed for independent living.
- Functioning at the borderline of intelligence: A descriptive phrase emphasizing the threshold nature of this cognitive level.
- His cognitive profile suggests he is functioning at the borderline of intelligence, requiring tailored learning strategies.
- Borderline intellectual functioning: A closely related clinical term often used interchangeably or to describe a similar range of cognitive ability.
- The diagnosis was revised from a learning disability to borderline intellectual functioning.
- Borderline Intellectual Functioning (noun): A formal diagnostic descriptor for cognitive ability that is below average but above the range for intellectual disability.
- Borderline (adjective): When used in a cognitive context, it can modify terms like "IQ," "functioning," or "range."
- He was placed in the borderline IQ category.
- Low average intelligence: A less clinical term sometimes used to describe a similar range of cognitive ability, though it may imply a slightly higher functioning level.
- Marginal intellectual capacity: A formal synonym emphasizing the minimal or limited nature of the cognitive ability.
This term specifically refers to a measured range of intellectual quotient (IQ), typically between 70 and 85. It describes a cognitive state, not a person. Using it as a label for an individual (e.g., "He is borderline intelligence") is generally considered reductive and inappropriate in modern clinical practice; person-first language (e.g., "a person with borderline intellectual functioning") is preferred.
A student with borderline intelligence works carefully on a math problem with a tutor.
- the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)