aptitude test
noun
: a standardized test designed to predict an individual's ability to learn certain skills
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In the wake of this pandemic, an aptitude test—call it the T.I.Q.—is developed to measure one’s ability to rotate brushes three-dimensionally inside holes.
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S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Even in those places, most will never experience combat, let alone need to pass another aptitude test.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The course for the military’s aptitude test consisted of math and verbal questions at a junior-high level.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Prospective recruits have three months to achieve the necessary score on the aptitude test or to lose enough weight to meet requirements.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Even in those places, most will never experience combat, let alone need to pass another aptitude test.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The course for the military’s aptitude test consisted of math and verbal questions at a junior-high level.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Prospective recruits have three months to achieve the necessary score on the aptitude test or to lose enough weight to meet requirements.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Aptitude test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aptitude%20test. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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