Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
mental-age
Noun
ˈmɛntl eɪdʒ
Definition
Mental age is a measure of a person’s intellectual development, expressed in terms of the age at which an average person reaches the same level of cognitive ability.
Examples
At the age of 10, she had a mental age of 12, demonstrating an advanced understanding of complex concepts.
The assessment revealed his mental age to be lower than his chronological age, highlighting the challenges he faced in learning.
Meaning
It reflects an individual’s mental abilities relative to typical age-related milestones in cognitive development.
Synonyms
intellectual age
cognitive age
