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Test \Test\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tested}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Testing}.]
1. (Metal.) To refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or
cupel; to subject to cupellation.
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2. To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or
quality of by experiment, or by some principle or
standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a
principle; to test the validity of an argument.
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Experience is the surest standard by which to test
the real tendency of the existing constitution.
--Washington.
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3. (Chem.) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent;
as, to test a solution by litmus paper.
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4. To administer a test[8] to (someone) for the purpose of
ascertaining a person's knowledge or skill; especially, in
academic settings, to determine how well a student has
learned the subject matter of a course of instruction.
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