Definition of subtest
plural subtests
or sub-tests
: a test that is part of a larger test
- The program has the machine perform one of these subtests dozens of times, each time with different data, and then tells it to go on to the next subtest.
- —Tracy Kidder
- A child's scores on these subtests are added up, and the tester converts the total to an IQ …
- —Ulric Neisser
