Meanings
plural subtests · alternative sub-test
- A test that is part of a larger one.
present singular third person subtests · participle present subtesting · participle past subtested · past subtested · alternative sub-test
- To perform tests on a subgroup or subset.
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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.
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subtest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtest
“subtest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtest. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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