Definitions for testing
test·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. testingnoun

   the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works

   "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"

2. testingnoun

   an examination of the characteristics of something

   "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

3. examination, testingnoun

   the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. testingnoun

   The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving

2. testingadjective

   difficult, tough

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. testing

   An examination (exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs). A test may be administered verbally, on paper, on a computer, or in a predetermined area that requires a test taker to demonstrate or perform a set of skills. Tests vary in style, rigor and requirements. There is no general consensus or invariable standard for test formats and difficulty. Often, the format and difficulty of the test is dependent upon the educational philosophy of the instructor, subject matter, class size, policy of the educational institution, and requirements of accreditation or governing bodies. A test may be administered formally or informally. An example of an informal test is a reading test administered by a parent to a child. A formal test might be a final examination administered by a teacher in a classroom or an IQ test administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a grade or a test score. A test score may be interpreted with regards to a norm or criterion, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by statistical analysis of a large number of participants. A test may be developed and administered by an instructor, a clinician, a governing body, or a test provider. In some instances, the developer of the test may not be directly responsible for its administration. For example, Educational Testing Service (ETS), a nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization, develops standardized tests such as the SAT but may not directly be involved in the administration or proctoring of these tests.

ChatGPTRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. testing

   Testing is the process of conducting an examination or evaluation on a particular system, object, or individual to determine their quality, performance, reliability, or conformance to specified standards, norms or criteria. It could be applied in various fields such as software development, manufacturing, education, medical and scientific research to verify if the expected outcome aligns with the actual result.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Testing

   of Test

2. Testingnoun

   the act of testing or proving; trial; proof

3. Testingnoun

   the operation of refining gold or silver in a test, or cupel; cupellation

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Testing

   tes′ting, n. the act of trying for proof: the operation of refining gold and silver: chemical analysis.—Testing clause, in a Scotch deed, the last clause which narrates when and where the parties signed the deed, before what witnesses, by whose hand written, &c.

Matched Categories

1. • Examination
   • Experiment
   • Investigation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'testing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4608

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'testing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4193

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'testing' in Nouns Frequency: #1852

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Anagrams for testing »

1. setting

How to pronounce testing?

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How to say testing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of testing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of testing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of testing in a Sentence

1. William Schaffner:

   If they wait until they have an issue, by the time the tests arrive, the optimal time for testing may well have passed, if you've been exposed and you don't have the tests available, you'll have to find testing resources elsewhere.

2. Joe DellaVedova:

   We take a crawl, walk, run approach to weapons testing where we will begin by putting a weapon in a weapons bay and dropping it on land onto some padding. Then, they will test the weapon flying to see if it releases and drops safely. Then you connect to the last stage and test whether the weapon can find the target.

3. Joe Pounder:

   Speed kills in the tracking business, we have been testing out several services as we move in that direction.

4. John Ayers:

   Remember, people (were) asking, 'Can he play basketball?' 'Can I shake his hand?' There wasn't this trove of information about HIV, HIV prevention and HIV testing. When Sheen disclosed, there was this trove of information.

5. Health Minister Marek Krajci:

   We want to do screening testing of our people, isolate those who spread the virus, their contacts and thus cut the number of infections by up to 50%.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=testing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Testing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testing
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=testing
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=testing