Definitions for testing
test·ing

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. testingnoun

   The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving

2. testingadjective

   difficult, tough

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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1. setting

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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. Donald Birx:

   I would call her and talk to her about what the ideas were and what we were thinking about, she gave us feedback about what she thought about those processes and what to do. And I think some of the things like ending early, she gave us assurance that we could do that. She also gave us an assurance that if we did the right measures, and we did the testing, and we use masks, and we were really religious about it, that she said we could pull it off.

2. Ravi Shah:

   Exercise testing provides a comprehensive look at the entire body, integrating the function of the heart, lungs, muscle, bone, and fat tissue, studies that help us understand how these organ systems interact are crucial to understanding how exercise and fitness may benefit people.

3. Dan Gavitt:

   As unfortunate as their situation was — to not be able to complete the ACC Tournament — it happened early enough that those impacted individuals that went into quarantine got clearance and approval from their local health officials to be quarantined for just seven days, which does match our medical protocols of the seven days of negative testing, it was close. Frankly, had that happened over the weekend, (Saturday) or (Sunday) it probably would not have been able to happen and be accommodated.

4. Victor Cha:

   An early indication of a downward turn in the state of affairs would be North Korean statements that they are no longer bound by their testing moratorium.

5. Lloyd Austin:

   I don't know if they fielded those weapons, but they're testing those weapons.

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