Definition of stress test
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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And next week, the Fed will say whether Deutsche Bank passed a stress test that measures the adequacy of its capital and risk controls. 1.
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And varying the scenarios in the stress test, that’s a tool that can be used.
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In the 1950s, treadmills were used primarily as a way for doctors to stress test their patients.
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The firms have also substantially increased their capital since the first stress tests led by the central bank in 2009, the Fed said.
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From the Fitbit Charge HR to the iPhone 6, Brent's stress tests uncover compelling results that demonstrate why wearables with heart rate monitors win.
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In the early 1960s, 13 women passed the same medical and stress tests as the Mercury astronauts, but NASA required all astronaut candidates to have military jet test pilot experience.
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Among other positive signs, all four banks boast healthy capital ratios and came through stress tests by the European Central Bank (ECB) this month without being required to raise more equity.
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The banks’ regulator, the Federal Reserve, signed off on the payments after the banks passed annual stress tests, whose results came out on Thursday.
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First Known Use of stress test
1955
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Definition of stress test for English Language Learners
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: a test to show how strong something is; especially : a medical test to show how strong and healthy your heart is during a period of exercise
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medical Definition of stress test
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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