"test" noun 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" [syn: mental test (http://word.sc/mental test), mental testing (http://word.sc/mental testing), psychometric test (http://word.sc/psychometric test)] 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" [syn: trial (http://word.sc/trial), run (http://word.sc/run)] the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" [syn: trial (http://word.sc/trial)] trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" [syn: trial (http://word.sc/trial), trial run (http://word.sc/trial run), tryout (http://word.sc/tryout)] 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" [syn: examination (http://word.sc/examination), exam (http://word.sc/exam)] a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins verb put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: prove (http://word.sc/prove), try (http://word.sc/try), try out (http://word.sc/try out), examine (http://word.sc/examine), essay (http://word.sc/essay)] test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" [syn: screen (http://word.sc/screen)] examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: quiz (http://word.sc/quiz)] show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV" achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools" determine the presence or properties of (a substance) undergo a test; "She doesn't test well" Source: http://www.word.sc/test

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