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testing

tes·ting

UK/ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/ US/ˈtʰɛs.tɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

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.

an examination of the characteristics of something

  • “there are laboratories for commercial testing”
  • “it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox”
3.

the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

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