n 1  :  a critical examination, observation, evaluation, or trial : specif  :  the procedure of submitting a statement to such conditions or operations as will lead to its proof or disproof or to its acceptance or rejection <a of a statistical hypothesis>   2  :  a means of testing: as  a (1)  :  a procedure or reaction used to identify or characterize a substance or constituent <a for starch using iodine>  (2) :  a reagent used in such a test  b  :  a diagnostic procedure for determining the nature of a condition or disease or for revealing a change in function - see BLOOD TEST DICK TEST PATCH TEST TUBERCULIN TEST WASSERMANN TEST   c  :  something (as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group - see INTELLIGENCE TEST, PERSONALITY INVENTORY   3  :  a result or value determined by testing
vt :  to subject to a test vi  1  :  to undergo a test  2  :  to apply a test as a means of analysis or diagnosis - used with for < for the presence of starch> 
adj 1  :  of, relating to, or constituting a test <the environment affected the scores>   2  :  subjected to, used for, or revealed by testing <birth defects in animals>  < substances>  .
 
 
 
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