The statistical pattern of intelligence test scores in populations, typically following a normal distribution with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15.
Example: The bell-shaped curve showing that about 68% of people score between 85-115, 95% score between 70-130, and very few score at the extreme high or low ends.
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