stress test

English

A man having a cardiac stress test administered

Alternative forms

stress-test (in attributive use)

Noun

stress test (plural stress tests)

(medicine) A test of cardiac function after a standardized amount of exertion.
Any test of function in response to stress.
(banking, finance) A test of an organization's ability to meet its financial obligations in adverse financial circumstances.

Further reading

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Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English stress test.

Noun

stress test m (invariable)

stress test (all senses)

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