present participle of field-test

To test something using the conditions that it was designed to operate under, especially out in the real world instead of in a laboratory or workshop.

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.

plural of field test

plural of open-field test

A scientific test to gauge an animal's locomotor activity levels, anxiety, and willingness to explore, by placing the animal in an enclosed arena and observing its actions.