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field test

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Noun

field test (plural field tests)

  1. A test of something conducted in conditions under which it was designed to actually operate, especially out in the real world instead of in a laboratory or workshop.
    Hypernym: test
    When it comes to combat equipment and vehicle design, computer simulations and field tests are both crucial, and neither one can be a total substitute for the other.
    1. A test of something that can be performed in the field rather than solely in a laboratory or workshop.
      Hypernym: test
      Hyponym: POCT
      Not until the 1990s did mycologists develop a field test that could differentiate between these types of fungus.

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