"encephalization quotient" meaning in English

See encephalization quotient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: encephalization quotients [plural]
Etymology: From encephalize + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|encephalize|ation}} encephalize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun}} encephalization quotient (plural encephalization quotients)
  1. (biology) 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. Wikipedia link: encephalization quotient Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-encephalization_quotient-en-noun-G1bTGFvx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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