test
Check before trusting
A test is a procedure to evaluate quality, performance, or knowledge: a math test, a blood test, a stress test.
To test something is to subject it to such evaluation.
Test can also mean challenge: The climb tested our endurance.
A test of character reveals someone's true nature under pressure.
To put something to the test is to see if it holds up.
Brief informal test
- midtermExam at semester's middle
- finalLast and decisive
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
grade · pass · fail · multiple-choice · essay · oral · written · proctor
Standard for judgment
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- touchstoneStandard for evaluation
- measureUnit of quantity
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
gauge · litmus · proving ground · metric · threshold · bar · baseline · gold standard
Testable proposed explanation
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- controlAuthority to direct
- variableProne to fluctuation
- dataFacts for analysis
procedure · results · clinical · blind · placebo · trial · subject · sample
Judicial examination of claims
- witnessOne who attests
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- defendantParty facing charges
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
verdict · prosecution · defense · deposition · courtroom · judge · jury · plaintiff
Formal evaluation of worth
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- scoringEarning points in competition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- appraisalEstimation of worth
rating · benchmark · analysis · validation · verification · diagnosis · screening · calibration
Evaluative selection process
- bloodworkMedical fluid analysis
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- urinalysisLaboratory examination of urine
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
imaging · MRI · ultrasound · mammogram · colonoscopy · glucose · pregnancy · cholesterol
quiz
Brief informal test
- midtermExam at semester's middle
- finalLast and decisive
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
score · grade · pass · fail · multiple-choice · essay · oral · written · proctor · cram
criterion
Standard for judgment
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- touchstoneStandard for evaluation
- measureUnit of quantity
yardstick · gauge · litmus · proving ground · metric · threshold · bar · baseline · gold standard
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- controlAuthority to direct
- variableProne to fluctuation
data · procedure · results · clinical · blind · placebo · trial · subject · sample · replication
trial
Judicial examination of claims
cross-examination · verdict · prosecution · defense · deposition · courtroom · judge · jury · plaintiff · litigation
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- scoringEarning points in competition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
appraisal · rating · benchmark · analysis · validation · verification · diagnosis · screening · calibration · standardized
screening
Evaluative selection process
- bloodworkMedical fluid analysis
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- urinalysisLaboratory examination of urine
swab · imaging · MRI · ultrasound · mammogram · colonoscopy · glucose · pregnancy · cholesterol · HIV
- classroomdesk, desks, chair, chairs, teacher
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- schoolingelementary school, school, middle school, high school, primary schools
testtrust
Confidence in another
acceptance · faith · assumption · presumption · belief
testfinal version
Completed, approved iteration
production · finished product · conclusion · real thing · actual
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- test tubeNarrow cylindrical lab vessel
- test driveEvaluative vehicle excursion
- driving testAssessment for license eligibility
- math testAcademic numerical evaluation
- pregnancy testTool confirming conception
protest, contest, tested, testing, tests, testimony, protester, detest, tester