examination :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

testing

n. the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

examen

n. a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

interrogation

n. formal systematic questioning

inspection, scrutiny

n. the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

test, exam

n. 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"

contemplation, thoughtfulness, reflection, reflexion, meditation, rumination, musing

n. a calm lengthy intent consideration

thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation

n. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

experiment, experimentation

n. the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

analysis, analytic thinking

n. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

examination, test, exam

n. 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"

audit, audited account

n. an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

observation

n. the act of making and recording a measurement

challenge

n. a call to engage in a contest or fight

examination, interrogation

n. formal systematic questioning

look, looking at

n. the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"

review, recap, recapitulation

n. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

review, brushup

n. practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

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