aptitude test
noun
: a standardized test designed to predict an individual's ability to learn certain skills
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In August 2020, Amber Robinson posted what appears to be an ACT college aptitude test score for Tyler – 34 out of 36 – that would place him in the top 1% of test takers, according to recent averages.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Ample sleep isn’t a frequent option, though, within the annual summer attrition-and-aptitude test for the folks in many baseball front offices.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 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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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Ample sleep isn’t a frequent option, though, within the annual summer attrition-and-aptitude test for the folks in many baseball front offices.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 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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