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'''Test(s)''', '''testing''', or '''TEST''' may refer to:
'''Testing''' is the process of checking whether something is true or false, whether it is valid, or whether it is functional.


* ], an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities
A test compares an ] with an ]. The expectation must exist (in the mind of the tester, on paper, in discussion, etc.) '''before''' the observation is taken. If no ''expected values'' exist, it cannot be a test, but merely an observation.
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==Arts and entertainment==
== In ] and development ==
* ], an American film
* A Test is an experiment to determine some characteristic of a software system. See ].
* ], a Russian film
* ], upcoming Indian sports drama
* ], a jazz collective
* ], a 1998 album by The Microphones
* ], an album by ASAP Rocky


=== Alpha Test=== ==Computing==
* ], a reserved top-level domain
In software development, testing is usually required before release to the general public. In-house developers often test the software in what is known as 'alpha' testing which is often performed under a ] or with hardware-assisted debugging to catch bugs quickly. It can then be handed over to quality assurance staff for additional testing in an environment simular to how it was intended to be used.
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* ], a Unix command for evaluating conditional expressions
* ], an x86 assembly language instruction


==People==
This is often known as the second stage of alpha testing.
* ], ring name for Andrew Martin (1975–2009), Canadian professional wrestler
=== Beta Test===
* ] (1771–1849), American politician
Following that, limited public tests known as beta-versions are often released to groups of people so that further testing can ensure the product has few faults or bugs.
* ] (born 1989), American rugby union player


=== Gamma Test=== ==Science and technology==
* ], a procedure carried out in order to test a hypothesis
There are companies that introduced the so-called gamma tests, which means feature-completed, but the software did not run through all the inhouse quality checks. Some cynics refer to software release as "gamma testing".
* ], techniques to reach conclusions about probabilistic behavior
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** ], a stress test to demonstrate the fitness of a load-bearing structure
* ], the shell of sea urchins and certain microorganisms
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== In ]== ==Sports==
* ], a series of matches played by two national representative teams
* In ], a test is an ] performed to verify the presence, the quality or the quantity of determined characteristics or elements in a specimen.
* ], a match between teams of the Rugby League International Federation
* ], an international match usually played between two senior national teams
* ], a greyhound race run between 1941 and 2008


==Other uses ==
Test is the 4th stage of the ]:
* ], a river in England
#] a phenomenon
* ], an applied method of evaluation used to resolve matters of jurisprudence
#] an explanation of the phenomenon
#] a logical consequence of the explanation
#Test the prediction. "'For Example' is no proof" (Yiddish proverb).(This fallacy is called ]) Conversely, however, any counterexample to the prediction will disprove the hypothesis.
#Review - did the Hypothesis survive the test.


==See also==
=== Test of Newton's First Law ===
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One common observation is <BR>
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"Forces act on Objects to change their motion". This is called Newton's Second Law of Motion. When no forces are acting on an object,<BR>
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* Objects in motion tend to remain in motion. Objects at rest tend to remain at rest. This is called Newton's First Law of Motion.<BR>
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A logical prediction of the First Law of Motion is <BR>
* If I am in my car travelling at 6 Miles Per Hour, and the car suddenly stops, an object that is sitting on my dashboard, which is not glued down, will keep going at 6 Miles Per Hour.

* Design an experiment to test the First Law.
**A. Put my sunglasses on the dashboard
**B. Start the car
**C. In the driveway, with no one nearby, to avoid hurting them, begin moving the car, slowly.
**D. Hit the brakes
**E. I predict that "the sunglasses will keep going in the same direction as step C, even though the car is now stopped (from step D).

''Kids, have your parents run this test. Don't try this at home, alone.''<BR>
*Test of the prediction
*Run the procedure A through D. Then look for E.
**If the sunglasses stay where they were in step A, then
*** the forces acting on the sunglasses are greater than the forces in step D
*** otherwise, the forces in step D are greater than the forces that were acting in step A.
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== In ]==
Test is part of ]. Typically, ]s are taken, and ] are recorded. To reduce the cost of testing, ] is typically used, in a ].

See also ], ], ].

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Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to:

  • Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities

Arts and entertainment

Computing

People

  • Test (wrestler), ring name for Andrew Martin (1975–2009), Canadian professional wrestler
  • John Test (1771–1849), American politician
  • Zack Test (born 1989), American rugby union player

Science and technology

Sports

Other uses

  • River Test, a river in England
  • Test (law), an applied method of evaluation used to resolve matters of jurisprudence

See also

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