testing

Noun
  1. The act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works (synset 100641218)
    "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
    is a type of: experiment, experimentation - the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  2. An examination of the characteristics of something (synset 100645945)
    "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
    is a type of: examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    subtypes: screening - testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
  3. The act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned (synset 100637704)
    is a type of: investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
    subtypes: 11-plus, eleven-plus - (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
    same as: examination

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