Noun | 1. | test - any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students" |
2. | test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" | |
3. | test - the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" Synonyms: trial | |
4. | test - trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" | |
5. | test - 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 | |
6. | test - a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins | |
Verb | 1. | test - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" |
2. | test - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" Synonyms: screen | |
3. | test - examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" Synonyms: quiz | |
4. | test - show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV" | |
5. | test - achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools" | |
6. | test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance) | |
7. | test - undergo a test; "She doesn't test well" |
TEST. Something by which to ascertain the truth respecting another thing. 7 Penn. St. Rep. 428; 6 Whart. 284. Vide Religious Test.
(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. |