subtest

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noun

A test that is part of a larger one.

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Meanings

nounsubtest (plural subtests)

plural subtests · alternative sub-test

  1. A test that is part of a larger one.
verbsubtest (third-person singular simple present subtests, present participle subtesting, simple past and past participle subtested)

present singular third person subtests · participle present subtesting · participle past subtested · past subtested · alternative sub-test

  1. To perform tests on a subgroup or subset.
    1 more example

    2007, Anthony J. Petrosino, Taylor Martin, Vanessa Svihla, Developing Student Expertise and Community Subtesting showed that these differences existed between the urban and suburban groups in the application items, whereas the rural group was not significantly different from the suburban or urban groups.

Origin

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APA

subtest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtest

MLA

“subtest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtest.

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