Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To test again.
- noun A second or repeated test.
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- noun A
repeat test . - verb transitive To
test again.
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Examples
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This is called a retest and they're very dangerous.
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That apart .. the biggest reason I favor a retest is the varying difficulty levels.
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That apart .. the biggest reason I favor a retest is the varying difficulty levels.
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I just tested the password retest mechanisms at Yahoo and Google, and (today) both seemed better than most.
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The retest could be the low for the remainder of the year.
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* Most of these markets offered some sort of "retest" of the low.
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The consensus among traders is for stocks to "retest" their Nov. 20 lows, as though all the Standard & Poor's 500 needs to turn higher is another brief stint near 752.
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Some analysts argue that the declines of the past two weeks mark a "retest" of lows hit earlier this month and that the market's ability to rebound is a sign stocks are slowly finding a bottom.
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Many money managers expect stocks to fall again, as investors "retest" the lows stocks hit earlier this month.
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Most of these markets offered some sort of "retest" of the low.
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