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subtesting

subtesting is the present participle and gerund of subtest.

Meaning of subtest

Verb

subtest (third-person singular simple present subtests, present participle subtesting, simple past and past participle subtested)

  1. To perform tests on a subgroup or subset.
    • 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.2007, Anthony J. Petrosino, Taylor Martin, Vanessa Svihla, Developing Student Expertise and Community

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Questions about subtesting

What is subtesting the present participle and gerund of?
Subtesting is the present participle and gerund of subtest.

Words near subtesting in the dictionary

  1. subterritorial
  2. subterritories
  3. subterritory
  4. subtest
  5. subtested
  6. subtesting
  7. subtests
  8. subtetanic
  9. subtetraploid
  10. subtetraploidy
  11. subtexel

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