English Explanatory Dictionary

encephalization quotient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Relative brain size measure defined as the ratio between observed to predicted brain mass for an animal of a given size, based on nonlinear regression on a range of reference species.

Word forms

encephalization quotient encephalization quotients

Etymology

From encephalize + -ation.

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