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backtesting

backtesting noun: the process of testing a strategy, model etc. using data from a previous time.

Noun

backtesting (uncountable)

  1. The process of testing a strategy, model etc. using data from a previous time

Origin of backtesting

From back + testing.

Questions about backtesting

What does backtesting mean?
Backtesting means the process of testing a strategy, model etc. using data from a previous time.
What part of speech is backtesting?
Backtesting is a noun.

Words near backtesting in the dictionary

  1. backtaxiing
  2. backtaxis
  3. backtaxying
  4. backtest
  5. backtested
  6. backtesting
  7. backtests
  8. backthrust
  9. backthrusted
  10. backthrusting
  11. backthrustings

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