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A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial: a test of one's eyesight; subjecting a hypothesis to a test; a test of an athlete's endurance.
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A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.
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A basis for evaluation or judgment: "A test of democratic government is how Congress and the president work together” ( Haynes Johnson).
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Chemistry A physical or chemical change by which a substance may be detected or its properties ascertained.
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Chemistry A reagent used to cause or promote such a change.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.