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Overview of noun test
1. trial, 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. mental mental testing, psychometric test -- any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students"
3. assay, check, test -- an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
4. 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"
5. trial -- the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
6. 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"
7. a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
Overview of verb test
1. prove, try, try out, examine, essay -- put to the as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
2. screen, test -- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
3. quiz, test -- examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
4. show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
5. 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. determine the presence or properties of a substance
7. undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
Overview of adj test
1. experimental, model, pilot, trial -- of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"; "a pilot project"; "a test run"; "a trial separation"
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