Look up: Examination

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   examination
   [n] - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge 2. [n] - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) 3. [n] - the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
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   examination
   an element of inspection consisting of investigation of materials etc to determine conformance with those specified requirements which can be determined by such investigation. Category: Nuclear industry (with applied atomic and nuclear physics) • critical investigation and inspection for diagnostic purposes Category: General • an oral or written test given by a teacher to a...
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   Examination
   Ex·am`i·na'tion noun [ Latin examinatio : confer French examination .] 1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment. 2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. ...
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   examination
   Any investigation or inspection made for the purpose of diagnosis; usually qualified by the method used. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   examination
   scrutiny noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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   examination
   exam noun a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; `when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions`
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   Examination
   To `examine` somebody or something is to inspect it closely, hence an `examination` is a detailed inspection or analysis of an object or person. In an academic or professional context, examinations (or `exams` for short) are tests which aim to determine the ability of a student or a prospective practitioner. Exams are usually written tests, although some may be practical or have practical components, and vary greatly in structure, content and di...
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   Examination
   • (n.) A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. • (n.) The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.
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   examination
   (from the article `pedagogy`) ...in the form of reasoning power. There has been special emphasis on the idea of the student`s readiness at various ages to grasp concepts of ...
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    Examination
    (from the article `Benton, Thomas Hart`) ...Years` View, 2 vol. (1854–56), was eloquent with agrarian and Jacksonian Democratic faith, opposition to slavery extension, and concern for the ...
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    examination
    in law, the interrogation of a witness by attorneys or by a judge. In Anglo-American proceedings an examination usually begins with direct ... [2 related articles]
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    examination
    Any investigation or inspection made for the purpose of diagnosis; usually qualified by the method used.
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    examination
    Evaluating the preparation of prospective statements, support underlying assumptions, and presentation. The accountant reports whether, in his or her opinion, the statements conform to AICPA guidelines and assumptions provide a reasonable basis for the responsible party's forecast. The accountant should be independent, proficient, plan the engagement, supervise assistants, and obtain sufficient e...
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    Examination
    n. 1) the questioning of a witness by an attorney. Direct examination is interrogation by the attorney who called the witness, and cross-examination is questioning by the opposing attorney. A principal difference is that an attorney putting questions to his own witness cannot ask "leading" questions, which put words in the mouth of the witness or s...
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