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.
Historical Examples
I do want to bring that out; the address on the aptitude test card, I see, is 3519 Fairmount in Dallas.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
noun
a test designed to assess a person’s ability to do a particular type of work
aptitude test ap·ti·tude test (āp’tĭ-tōōd’, -tyōōd’)
n.
An occupation-oriented test for evaluating intelligence, achievement, and interest.
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capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics. readiness or quickness in learning; intelligence: He was placed in honors classes because of his general aptitude. the state or quality of being apt; special fitness. noun inherent or acquired ability ease in learning or understanding; intelligence the condition […]
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inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others. likely: Am I apt to find him at home? unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily: an apt pupil. suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate: an apt metaphor; a few apt remarks on world peace. Archaic. prepared; ready; willing. Contemporary Examples The two co-starred, […]
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inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others. likely: Am I apt to find him at home? unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily: an apt pupil. suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate: an apt metaphor; a few apt remarks on world peace. Archaic. prepared; ready; willing. Historical Examples Mr. Ballou was […]
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aptyalia aptyalia ap·ty·a·li·a (āp’tī-ā’lē-ə, āp’tĭ-) or ap·ty·a·lism (āp-tī’ə-lĭz’əm, ā-tī’-) n. See asialism.