Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A preliminary test administered to determine a student's baseline knowledge or preparedness for an educational experience or course of study.
- noun A test taken for practice.
- noun The advance testing of something, such as a questionnaire, product, or idea.
- transitive & intransitive verb To subject to or conduct a pretest.
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- noun A
preliminary test, given in advance of instruction or evaluation. - verb transitive To administer a pretest to.
- verb intransitive To carry out a pretest.
Etymologies
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Examples
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From the ETS's point of view, the statistical pretest is essential; how else can it guarantee, year after year, that the test will measure just the same things, in just the same way?
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The European vote has become a "pretest" for national elections set for October, says Ivan Gabal, a political consultant in Prague.
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Quite the contrary, what we are calling self-science—conducted in the living laboratories of our personal lives (Type I) or exploratory investigations where laboratory scientists pretest themselves (Type II)—sometimes uncovers essential proof-of-concept evidence that provides the foundation for advancing science and society.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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Quite the contrary, what we are calling self-science—conducted in the living laboratories of our personal lives (Type I) or exploratory investigations where laboratory scientists pretest themselves (Type II)—sometimes uncovers essential proof-of-concept evidence that provides the foundation for advancing science and society.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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Quite the contrary, what we are calling self-science—conducted in the living laboratories of our personal lives (Type I) or exploratory investigations where laboratory scientists pretest themselves (Type II)—sometimes uncovers essential proof-of-concept evidence that provides the foundation for advancing science and society.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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With the 2009 set to kick off, USA TODAY grades each team's offseason, the pretest before the real exams begin:
NFL offseason grades: Clunky start nets 'F' for new coaches 2009
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Quite the contrary, what we are calling self-science—conducted in the living laboratories of our personal lives (Type I) or exploratory investigations where laboratory scientists pretest themselves (Type II)—sometimes uncovers essential proof-of-concept evidence that provides the foundation for advancing science and society.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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Thank you Obama supporters for your counter-pretest!
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It provided pretest consultation, informed consent, and test authorization by a medical geneticist.
The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010
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When using a recommended cleaning agent, always pretest it in an inconspicuous area, such as the back of a tie or an inside seam.
Getting out that damned spot with new iPhone app from Tide 2009
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