koe — meaning in English
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English meaning
- examination noun A formal test of knowledge or ability, often written or oral and done under time pressure.
- experiment noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
- pilot noun A person who operates the controls of an aircraft.
- proof noun Evidence or facts that show something is true.
- test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
- trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
Senses
koe is used for these senses in English:
- examination (education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
- experiment A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
- pilot Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
- proof (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- test A challenge, trial.
- test (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- trial (legal) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
- trial (archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
examination — full definition
- noun A formal test of knowledge or ability, often written or oral and done under time pressure.
- noun A check by a doctor or other professional to assess health or condition.
- noun Close questioning, especially by a lawyer in court.
experiment — full definition
- noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
- verb To try something out, often to test an idea or see what happens.