test
noun
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
testable
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a word derived from
test.
Example Sentences
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He told BBC Verify that the figures recorded by the health ministry are "testable" because it publishes names, ages and ID numbers of the dead.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Behind the strong language lies a fundamental problem: “Extreme weather” can’t be defined in any scientific, consistent or universally testable way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The robotaxi is the nearest-term and most testable piece of that bet, and this spring it amounted to about 20 driverless Tesla Model Y vehicles in Austin, Dallas and Houston.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Recent advances in controlling individual particles inside ultracold atomic systems could also make these ideas testable in real laboratory experiments.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
These theories also made testable predictions about the way gravity works.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
