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duck test

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
duck- test
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of abductive reasoning, application of intuition, or common sense regardless of technical parameters, to identify an ostensibly unknown subject by observing that subject's characteristics.

Etymology

From the expression if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

Inflected Forms

duck tests (plural)

Phrases

duck typing

Frequently Paired Words

duck typing typology

Questions

What does duck test mean?
A form of abductive reasoning, application of intuition, or common sense regardless of technical parameters, to identify an ostensibly unknown subject by observing that subject's characteristics.
Where does duck test come from?
From the expression if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

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