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A check to make sure that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities and is not based on invalid assumptions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: reality check; sniff test
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sanity test, reality check, sniff test
Antonyms: none provided
To perform a sanity check.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
järkevyystarkastus
— an act of checking that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities
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French:
test de plausibilité
— an act of checking that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities
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French:
contrôle de plausibilité
— an act of checking that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities
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German:
Plausibilitätsprüfung
— an act of checking that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities
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Polish:
kontrola poczytalności
— an act of checking that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities