stress test
noun
: 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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In fact, in a 20 minute stress test in the app 3DMark, the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra with Xiaomi silicon scored almost as high as the OnePlus Pad 3 running on Qualcomm's best chip, while being more efficient and more stable (see screenshot below).
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Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Even after last year’s somewhat surprising stress test results, Wells Fargo was still able to propose a 14% dividend increase.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Exercise stress test: This test evaluates how your heart responds to different physical activity levels.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 June 2025
The tech executive outlined some of the risks that his company, as well as others, have discovered during experimental stress tests of AI systems.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 June 2025
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Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Even after last year’s somewhat surprising stress test results, Wells Fargo was still able to propose a 14% dividend increase.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Exercise stress test: This test evaluates how your heart responds to different physical activity levels.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 June 2025
The tech executive outlined some of the risks that his company, as well as others, have discovered during experimental stress tests of AI systems.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for stress test
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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