That means that the majority of people have an IQ score between 85 and 115. 1  1 to 24: Profound mental disability. 2  25 to 39: Severe mental disability. 3  40 to 54: Moderate mental disability. 4  55 to 69: Mild mental disability. 5  70 to 84: Borderline mental disability. 6  85 to 114: Average intelligence. 7  115 to 129: Above average; bright.
(September 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) In education, marking on a curve (BE) or grading on a curve (AE) (also referred to as curved grading, bell curving, or using grading curves) is a method of assigning grades designed to yield a Gaussian distribution curve among the students in a class.
bending the curve. Changing the conditions of a problem so that the output or the result improves, resulting in the curve, or graph of changing conditions over time, being bent in a more positive direction. This expression has recently become associated with public discussions about health care spending.