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...they knew and said at the time, I.Q. is not a scale of such human intelligence, but something very different: it expresses the relationship between a so-called "mental age" and the chronological age of a child in development (as a ratio, hence the name "intelligence quotient"). The technique was conceived and designed to test children, not adults. The notion that such a ratio makes for comparison among adults was and is ridiculous. This is clear especially from looking at the capacities of exceptionally intelligent adults: comparing the I.Q.'s of, say, Einstein, Judge Brandeis and the theologian Paul Tillich...
...ballots are then sorted according to the number one votes. To win election, a candidate must have a certain quota of votes. That quota is derived by dividing the number of ballots by the number of seats to be filled plus one, then adding one to the quotient. Thus if 30,000 votes are cast on Tuesday, the quota for election to the nine-member city council will be 3001. The quota was established to help minority candidates but still make the election more than a matter of chance...
Davis acknowledges that his terrifying scenarios are based on a large quotient of guesswork. Meteorologists may not ever achieve enough mastery over hurricanes to affect the earth's heat balance. Still, the warning echoes a theme that is finding widening support among thoughtful scientists: man must learn much more about nature's most elemental forces before he tampers with them...
MacGregor, in fact, is fond of quoting from a 1970 conversation with Nixon during which the President cited a need for a higher "E.Q."-enthusiasm quotient. At his initial press conference last week, MacGregor firmly stated his belief that the President should delay any active campaigning until after Congress adjourns next October. "The best politics for the President," he said, "is continued performance at the very high level of competence he has demonstrated in office...
...wanted to up the quotient of Harvard alumni as proctors," Young said. "Also, some freshmen complain because their proctor or adviser did not go to Harvard...