plural of Implicit Association Test

(psychology) a measure within social psychology designed to detect the strength of a person's automatic association between mental representations of objects (concepts) in memory

(software engineering) A software development process that relies on the repetition of a minimal development cycle where the developer writes an (initially failing) automated test case that defines a desired improvement or new function, then produces the minimum amount of code to pass that test, and finally refactors the new code to acceptable standards.

(software, testing) Synonym of model-based testing

(software, testing) An application of model-based design for designing and optionally also executing artifacts to perform software testing.

plural of borax bead test

(inorganic chemistry) An analytical technique in which a sample is heated in a sealed tube, volatile metals being removed by sublimation to a cooler part of the tube from where they can be removed and weighed

(US) A series of physical tasks, such as walking a straight line, used by police to determine whether a person is under the influence of alcohol.

(psychology) A test measuring a person's social cognitive ability to attribute false beliefs to others. A story is enacted with two dolls: Sally takes a marble and hides it in her basket, and Anne then transfers it to her own basket while Sally is absent. The participant is asked where Sally will expect to find the marble on returning.

A diagnostic test used before surgery to predict the location of a fistula. The patient is fed poppy seeds and his/her urine is examined to see whether the seeds are present.