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Definition of 'Test'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) test
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined:
a test of a new product.

2.  test
the trial of the quality of something:
to put to the test.

3.  test
a particular process or method for trying or assessing.

4.  test
a set of problems, questions, etc., for evaluating abilities or performance.

5.  test
a reaction used to identify or detect the presence of a chemical constituent.

6.  test
an indication obtained by means of such reactions.

7.  test
an oath or other confirmation of one's loyalty, religious beliefs, etc.

8. (v.t.) test
to subject to a test of any kind.

9. (v.i.) test
to undergo a test or trial.

10.  test
to perform on a test:
People test better in a relaxed environment.

11.  test
to conduct a test:
to test for diabetes.

12. (n.) test
the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms.

Etymology: (1535–45; < L testa tile, shell)

Definition of 'Test'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) trial, trial run, test, tryout
trying something to find out about it
"a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"

2. (noun) test, mental test, mental testing, psychometric 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"

3. (noun) examination, exam, 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"

4. (noun) test, trial
the act of undergoing testing
"he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"

5. (noun) test, trial, run
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"

6. (verb) test
a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

7. (verb) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
"This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

8. (verb) screen, test
test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
"screen the blood for the HIV virus"

9. (verb) quiz, test
examine someone's knowledge of something
"The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

10. (verb) test
show a certain characteristic when tested
"He tested positive for HIV"

11. (verb) 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"

12. (verb) test
determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

13. (verb) test
undergo a test
"She doesn't test well"

Definition of 'Test'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) test
a piece of work to assess sb's knowledge, progress, etc.
a math /chemistry/history test; They let me take the test again.

2.  test
fail/pass a test
to fail or succeed in a test

3.  test
sit a test
take a test

4.  test
a medical examination
The doctor has sent him to have more tests.

5.  test
a trial of sth to find out if it works, is appropriate, etc.
They're conducting a test of the new system.

6.  test
sth difficult that shows how much of a particular quality you have
a test of courage/faith/character

7. (verb) test
to try sth to find out if it works, is appropriate, etc.
We test all components before we assemble them.

8.  test
to make sb take an examination
They test third graders in math and reading.

9.  test
to conduct a medical test on sb
We'll test you for anemia.; I need to get my eyes tested again.

10.  test
to challenge sb's ability, strength, etc.
an exercise program that will test your stamina

Definition of 'Test'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Test
a cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement

2. (noun) Test
examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any critical examination or decisive trial; as, to put a man's assertions to a test

3. (noun) Test
means of trial; as, absence is a test of love

4. (noun) Test
that with which anything is compared for proof of its genuineness; a touchstone; a standard

5. (noun) Test
discriminative characteristic; standard of judgment; ground of admission or exclusion

6. (noun) Test
judgment; distinction; discrimination

7. (noun) Test
a reaction employed to recognize or distinguish any particular substance or constituent of a compound, as the production of some characteristic precipitate; also, the reagent employed to produce such reaction; thus, the ordinary test for sulphuric acid is the production of a white insoluble precipitate of barium sulphate by means of some soluble barium salt

8. (noun) Test
a witness

9. (noun) Test
alt. of Testa

10. (verb) Test
to refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or cupel; to subject to cupellation

11. (verb) Test
to put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument

12. (verb) Test
to examine or try, as by the use of some reagent; as, to test a solution by litmus paper

13. (verb) Test
to make a testament, or will

Definitions of 'Test'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. Test
1. Real users bashing on a prototype long enough to get thoroughly acquainted with it, with careful monitoring and followup of the results.

2. Some bored random user trying a couple of the simpler features with a developer looking over his or her shoulder, ready to pounce on mistakes.

Judging by the quality of most software, the second definition is far more prevalent. See also demo.

Translation of 'Test'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination an arithmetic/driving test.
Afrikaans: toets	Arabic: إمْتِحان، إخْتِبار	Bulgarian: изпит
Brazilian: teste	Czech: test	German: die Prüfung
Danish: test; -test; prøve; -prøv	Greek: δοκιμασία, τεστ	Spanish: prueba, examen, test
Estonian: kontrolltöö, eksam	Farsi: آزمون	Finnish: koe
French: test, examen	Hebrew: מִבחָן	Hindi: परीक्षा
Croatian: ispit, test	Hungarian: teszt, vizsga	Indonesian: tes
Icelandic: próf	Italian: test, esame, prova	Japanese: テスト
Korean: 시험	Lithuanian: egzaminas, kontrolinis da	Latvian: eksāmens; tests; kontrold
Malay: ujian	Dutch: toets	Norwegian: prøve
Polish: test	Portuguese: teste	Romanian: test, examen
Russian: тест; контрольная работа;	Slovak: test	Slovenian: preizkus
Serbian: test	Swedish: prov, test	Thai: แบบทดสอบ
Turkish: sınav, yoklama	Taiwanese: 測試，檢驗，考試	Ukrainian: тест
Urdu: مختصر امتحان	Vietnamese: bài kiểm tra	Chinese: 测试，测验，考试
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