random test

Spontaneous assessment attempt

A random test is an examination or assessment given without advance notice, or one that selects subjects or samples arbitrarily rather than systematically.

Drug testing programs often use random tests to prevent people from preparing or abstaining temporarily: Employees are subject to random testing throughout the year.

In software development, random testing feeds arbitrary inputs to a program to discover unexpected failures.

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spontaneous · pop quiz · experiment · trial · blind study · unpredictable · assessment · lottery · roll the dice · dice · luck of the draw · screening · quality control · spot check · blind · haphazard · unannounced · surprise

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scheduling/predictability

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final exam · routine check

selection method

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Required assessments by rule

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