Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subtest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: sub-test
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A test that is part of a larger one.

verb

To perform tests on a subgroup or subset.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From sub- + test.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

subtests (plural) sub-test (alternative) subtests (present, singular) subtesting (participle, present) subtested (participle, past) subtested (past)

Questions

What does subtest mean?: A test that is part of a larger one.
Where does subtest come from?: From sub- + test.

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