sanity checking

A form of sanity check — A check to make sure that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities and is not based on invalid assumptions.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sanity check
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APA

sanity checking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanity%20checking

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“sanity checking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanity%20checking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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