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test

See testing types.

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test¹

1. a series of questions or problems designed to test a specific skill or knowledge

2. 

a. a chemical reaction or physical procedure for testing a substance, material, etc.

b. a chemical reagent used in such a procedure

c. the result of the procedure or the evidence gained from it

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test²

1. the hard or tough outer covering of certain invertebrates and tunicates

2. a variant of testa

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test [test]

(industrial engineering)

A procedure in which the performance of a product is measured under various conditions.

(invertebrate zoology)

A hard external covering or shell that is calcareous, siliceous, chitinous, fibrous, or membranous.

(petroleum engineering)

A procedure for the analysis of current, potential and ultimate product flow, and pressure-decline properties of various types of petroleum reservoirs.

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Test

Abraham

his faith is tested when God demands the sacrifice of his son Isaac. [O.T.: Genesis 22:13]

Arthur, King

(c. 950–1000) becomes King of England by pulling sword from stone. [Arth. Legend: NCE, 159]

Carmel, Mt.

site of contest between Elijah and Baal priests. [O.T.: I Kings 18:19–40]

Cuban missile crisis

President Kennedy called Krushchev’s bluff, forcing dismantling of missile sites (1962). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 581–582]

J.B

. testing of contemporary Job. [Am. Lit.: J.B.]

Job

tormented to test devoutness. [O.T.: Job 1, 2]

Judgment of God

medieval trial by combat or ordeal. [Eur. Hist.: Leach, 561]

K’ung Fu

Confucian-based sect demands rigid tests for membership. [TV: Terrace, I, 448]

ordeal by fire

noble accused of crime holds red-hot iron or walks blindfolded and barefoot over red-hot plowshares to prove his innocence. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 779]

Turandot

solver of riddles wins Turandot; failure brings death. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Turandot, Westerman, 367–368]

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(testing)

test - The process of exercising a product to identify differences between expected and actual behaviour. Typically testing is bottom-up: unit testing and integration testing by developers, system testing by testers, and user acceptance testing by users. Test coverage attempts to assess how complete a test has been. 2. The second stage in a generate and test search algorithm.