What does exam mean?

Definitions for exam
ɪgˈzæmex·am

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. examination, exam, testnoun

    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"

Wikipedia

  1. Exam

    An examination (exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs). A test may be administered verbally, on paper, on a computer, or in a predetermined area that requires a test taker to demonstrate or perform a set of skills. Tests vary in style, rigor and requirements. There is no general consensus or invariable standard for test formats and difficulty. Often, the format and difficulty of the test is dependent upon the educational philosophy of the instructor, subject matter, class size, policy of the educational institution, and requirements of accreditation or governing bodies. A test may be administered formally or informally. An example of an informal test is a reading test administered by a parent to a child. A formal test might be a final examination administered by a teacher in a classroom or an IQ test administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a grade or a test score. A test score may be interpreted with regards to a norm or criterion, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by statistical analysis of a large number of participants. A test may be developed and administered by an instructor, a clinician, a governing body, or a test provider. In some instances, the developer of the test may not be directly responsible for its administration. For example, Educational Testing Service (ETS), a nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization, develops standardized tests such as the SAT but may not directly be involved in the administration or proctoring of these tests.

ChatGPT

  1. exam

    An exam, short for examination, is a formal test that assesses an individual's knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill. It can be in written, oral, or practical form and usually has a set structure to determine the test taker's understanding or competency. Exams are typically used in an educational or professional setting for evaluation or certification purposes.

Editors Contribution

  1. exam

    A number of questions or exercises to assess a level of ability, knowledge, skill or understanding.

    The exam was easy to understand and complete, they expected very good results.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'exam' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2013

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'exam' in Nouns Frequency: #2222

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of exam in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of exam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of exam in a Sentence

  1. Jason Chaffetz:

    This has absolutely nothing to do with providing health care to young women who need a breast exam.

  2. College Board:

    These topics are not a required part of the course framework that is formally adopted by states and that defines the exam. This list is a partial one for illustrative purposes and can be refined by states and districts.

  3. Colleen McNicholas:

    Patients have confirmed for us what we already knew -- that the additional medically unnecessary forced pelvic exam newly interpreted by the state is deeply traumatizing and inhumane, we believe continuing to force an additional invasive and uncomfortable vaginal exam on patients at least 3 days before her abortion procedure, when it is not medically indicated, and when she will have the identical exam on the day of the abortion procedure, is not patient-centered ; it is disrespectful and dehumanizing.

  4. Connor Finn:

    I've worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes, and then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all.

  5. Judith Irène Balou:

    From the first day of the exams, we were getting the questions from friends by phone, most often shared through WhatsApp a day before the exam, we will then get the answers from teachers and then bribe the exam supervisor to allow us to enter the hall with it.

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