Definition Test (noun): a diagnostic procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use. Test (verb): take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice. Etymology 1350-1400 Middle French; Latin (Mediterranean) --testu, testum Forms (with prefixes and suffix0 testable (adjective) testability (noun) testingly (adverb) nontestable (adjective) nontesting (adjective) Types a type of trial, observation, evaluation, critical examination, series of questions, medical (Ebola), drug, written, oral, performance Purpose to measure skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacity, aptitude of an individual or a sub group to identify disease or loss of physical function to determine moral or ethical behavior to discover behavioral tendencies to determine genuineness to assess performance |