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noun
- 1. a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use: "no sparking was visible during the tests"
- 2. a movable hearth in a reverberating furnace, used for separating gold or silver from lead.
verb
- 1. take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice: "this range has not been tested on animals"
noun (1) : something (such as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group. : a procedure, reaction, or reagent used to identify or characterize a substance or constituent.
A test is a series of questions or problems that is used to determine a person’s ability or understanding of something. More generally, test refers to a trial, experiment, or examination that is designed to determine the qualities or characteristics of someone or something.
a set of questions or practical activities that show what someone knows or what someone or something can do or is like: a spelling test. A test is also a medical examination of part of your body or of something from your body: an eye test. a DNA test.
noun. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge. “when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions”. synonyms: exam, examination. see more. noun. the act of undergoing testing. “he survived the great test of battle”. synonyms: trial.
TEST meaning: 1. a set of questions to measure someone's knowledge or ability: 2. a short medical examination of…. Learn more.
n. 1. the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined: a test of a new product. 2. the trial of the quality of something: to put to the test. 3. a particular process or method for trying or assessing. 4. a set of problems, questions, etc., for evaluating abilities or performance.
A test is something that students might be given in addition to, or sometimes instead of, regular exams, to see how much they have learned. A very short informal test is called a quiz in North American English .