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[ noun ] better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)

Used in print

(Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)

The criterion score used in the statistical analysis is an index of over - or under-achievement .

If a child with an I._Q. of 120 scored 5.5 in achievement , his discrepancy score would be + .7 , representing .7 of one year of over-achievement .

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