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stress test
1noun
- a test, especially one conducted in a laboratory, to determine how much pressure, tension, wear, or the like a given product or material can withstand.
- Medicine/Medical. a test of cardiovascular health made by recording heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and other parameters while a person undergoes physical exertion.
- a simulation test to determine how a given institution, system, etc., would perform under greater than usual stresses or pressures:
the government’s stress test for big banks;
mandatory stress tests for nuclear plants;
a website stress test that simulates peak traffic.
stress-test
2[ stres-test ]
verb (used with object)
- to subject to a stress test.
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Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stress test1
First recorded in 1970–75
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On Monday, the Fed announced it was evaluating major changes to the formula it uses for its stress tests.
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Mr. Trump’s early transition moves amount to a generational stress test for the system.
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Comedy can be a terrific free speech stress test.
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Levinson was careful to point out that isn’t necessarily nefarious, but not the best way to stress test policies.
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There’s a scene early on in the new film “The Bikeriders” that functions like a stress test for stardom.
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