examination

noun
/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/UK/ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/CA/ɪɡˌzæməˈnæɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation.

  1. derived from exāminātiō
  2. derived from examinacion
  3. inherited from examinacioun

Definitions

  1. The act of examining.

    • In a child with infant dyschezia, physical examination and stool examination are normal.
    • The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32).
  2. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature…

    Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.

  3. A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and…

    A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at examination. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at examination. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at examination

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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