mutation testing

noun

The design of software tests by making slightly modified versions (mutants) of the program being tested. The value of a test suite is measured by how many of the mutants fail its tests.

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nounmutation testing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe design of software tests by making slightly modified versions (mutants) of the program being tested. The value of a test suite is measured by how many of the mutants fail its tests.
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