duck test

See also: ducktest

English

An alleged duck.

Etymology

From the expression if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

Pronunciation

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Noun

duck test (plural duck tests)

1. A form of abductive reasoning, application of intuition (or common sense) regardless of technical parameters, to identify an ostensibly unknown subject by observing that subject's characteristics.

Translations

test for application of common sense

• Dutch: eendentest c
• French: test du canard
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