Mutation testing
testing
A method to determine test set thoroughness by measuring the extent to which a test set can discriminate the program from slight variants of the program.
(1996-12-27)
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[moo-tah-tees moo-tahn-dees; English myoo-tey-tis myoo-tan-dis] /muˈtɑ tis muˈtɑn dis; English myuˈteɪ tɪs myuˈtæn dɪs/ adverb, Latin. 1. the necessary changes having been made. /muːˈtɑːtɪs muːˈtændɪs/ uknown 1. the necessary changes having been made “with the necessary changes,” Latin, literally “things being changed that have to be changed,” from the ablative plurals of, respectively, the past […]
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