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acid test
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acid testnoun
a rigorous or crucial appraisal
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acid testnoun
a rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something
Etymology: From the testing of gold with nitric acid (true gold is not affected)
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acid test
An acid test refers to a definitive test or examination that decisively proves the effectiveness, value or truth of something or someone. It is designed to establish beyond doubt the legitimacy or quality of an item or person. This term came from the method of testing the purity of gold with acid.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of acid test in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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The numerical value of acid test in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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With the Pranksters, and with the Acid Test, we learned so much about sort of living in each others' heads, hearts, and bodies, and sharing music. Our concept of what constitutes music expanded greatly at that time. It comes from the disorientation that you have when you take LSD. You start piecing the world back together, and your realize, well I'm here to make music, whatever that is. (long pause) You know, it's hard for me to explain. Let me start over.
This is really an acid test on whether members of Congress believe in looking outward or looking inward.
The acid test is whether or not countries really will step up action in the near term for 2030.
There will never be the ability on a nucleic acid test to do 300 million tests a day or to test everybody before they go to work or to school, but there might be with the antigen test.
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