subtest

subtest

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sub- +‎ test.

Noun

subtest (plural subtests)

  1. A test that is part of a larger one.

Verb

subtest (third-person singular simple present subtests, present participle subtesting, simple past and past participle subtested)

  1. To perform tests on a subgroup or subset.
    • 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.