testing

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/ˈtɛstɪŋ/ English

Definitions

To challenge.“Climbing the mountain tested our stamina.”
To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.“to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument”
(academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).