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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
(noun) trial
the act of undergoing testing
he survived the great test of battle; candidates must compete in a trial of skill
(noun) mental test, mental testing, psychometric test
any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
the test was standardized on a large sample of students
(noun) trial, trial run, tryout
trying something to find out about it
a sample for ten days free trial; a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
(noun) exam, examination
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
(verb) quiz
examine someone's knowledge of something
The teacher tests us every week; We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
(verb) try, try out, prove, essay, examine
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
This approach has been tried with good results; Test this recipe
(verb) screen
test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
screen the blood for the HIV virus