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test vs preliminary examination

preliminary examination vs test

test and preliminary examination both are nouns.

test is a verb but preliminary examination is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
test Yes No Yes No
preliminary examination Yes No No No
As nouns, preliminary examination is a hyponym of test; that is, preliminary examination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than test:
  • test: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  • preliminary examination: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
test (noun) preliminary examination (noun)
the act of testing something an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
the act of undergoing testing
a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
trying something to find out about it
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
test (verb) preliminary examination (verb)
undergo a test
examine someone's knowledge of something
determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
achieve a certain score or rating on a test
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
show a certain characteristic when tested
Difference between test and preliminary examination

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