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mirror test

mirror test noun: a test to determine whether a non-human animal possesses the ability of self-recognition, carried out by introducing the animal to a mirror, painting a mark on the animal, and observing whether it touches the mark on its own body after seeing it in the mirror image.

Noun

mirror test (plural mirror tests)

  1. A test to determine whether a non-human animal possesses the ability of self-recognition, carried out by introducing the animal to a mirror, painting a mark on the animal, and observing whether it touches the mark on its own body after seeing it in the mirror image.

mirror test meaning in Tamil

mirror test in Tamil

ஆடி ஆய்வு

Forms of mirror test

pluralmirror tests

Questions about mirror test

What does mirror test mean?
Mirror test means a test to determine whether a non-human animal possesses the ability of self-recognition, carried out by introducing the animal to a mirror, painting a mark on the animal, and observing whether it touches the mark on its own body after seeing it in the mirror image.
What is mirror test in Tamil?
Mirror test in Tamil is ஆடி ஆய்வு. See Mirror test meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mirror test?
Mirror test is a noun.
What is the plural of mirror test?
The plural of mirror test is mirror tests.

Words near mirror test in the dictionary

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  2. mirror sites
  3. mirror stage
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  8. mirror theory
  9. mirror twin
  10. mirror twins
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