aptitude test

ap·ti·tude test

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ap-ti-tood, -tyood test]
- /ˈæp tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud tɛst/
- /ˈæp.tɪ.tjuːd test/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ap-ti-tood, -tyood test]
- /ˈæp tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud tɛst/

Definitions of aptitude test words

countable noun aptitude test An aptitude test is a test that is specially designed to find out how easily and how well you can do something. 3
noun aptitude test a test designed to assess a person's ability to do a particular type of work 3
noun aptitude test a test for determining the probability of a person's success in some activity in which he is not yet trained 3
noun aptitude test any of various tests given to measure abilities, as manual dexterity, visual acuity, reasoning, or verbal comprehension, and used to assist in the selection of a career. 1
noun aptitude test test of innate ability 1

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Origin of aptitude test

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Aptitude test

noun

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aptitude test popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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