noun
borderline intellectual functioning
Clinical term used in psychiatry and psychology to describe intellectual ability that is below average but not meeting the criteria for intellectual disability. Often abbreviated as BIF.
境界知能の子どもは、通常学級で学習面や対人面で困難を抱えることがある。
Children with borderline intellectual functioning may face academic and interpersonal difficulties in regular classrooms.
境界知能は、知能指数が70から84程度の範囲を指すことが多い。
Borderline intellectual functioning often refers to an IQ range of about 70 to 84.