pretestingn.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈtɛstɪŋ/, U.S.

/priˈtɛstɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, testing n.²

Etymology: < pre- prefix + testing n.² Compare slightly earlier pretest n. and slightly later pretest v.

The action of carrying out a preliminary test or trial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > in advance

pretesting1924

pretrial1946

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > act of testing > [noun] > prior test of materials > implementation of

pretesting1924

1924 Elementary School Jrnl. 25 (end matter) (advt.) Lippincott's..Spelling Book..incorporates individual work on individual problems, a saving of two-thirds of the time through pre-testing and selective study.

1969 N. A. Rosen Leadership Change & Work-group Dynamics (1970) i. 20 Pre-testing, even on a small number of workers, would have led to communication among them.

2005 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 30 Sept. 112 No pretesting has been done on the commercial, launched this week.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pretesting
释义	pretestingn. Brit. /ˌpriːˈtɛstɪŋ/, U.S. /priˈtɛstɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, testing n.² Etymology: < pre- prefix + testing n.² Compare slightly earlier pretest n. and slightly later pretest v. The action of carrying out a preliminary test or trial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > in advance pretesting1924 pretrial1946 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > act of testing > [noun] > prior test of materials > implementation of pretesting1924 1924 Elementary School Jrnl. 25 (end matter) (advt.) Lippincott's..Spelling Book..incorporates individual work on individual problems, a saving of two-thirds of the time through pre-testing and selective study. 1969 N. A. Rosen Leadership Change & Work-group Dynamics (1970) i. 20 Pre-testing, even on a small number of workers, would have led to communication among them. 2005 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 30 Sept. 112 No pretesting has been done on the commercial, launched this week. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1924
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