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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A graded test to measure an individual's heart rate and oxygen intake while undergoing strenuous physical exercise, as on a treadmill.
  • noun A test performed on a system or organization to determine its susceptibility to failure under various conditions.

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  • noun medicine A test of cardiac function after a standardized amount of exertion.
  • noun Any test of function in response to stress.
  • noun banking, finance A test of an organization's ability to meet its financial obligations in adverse financial circumstances.

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  • noun a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress

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