duck test en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
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.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| duck tests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
pl test kaczki (test for application of common sense) · fr test du canard (test for application of common sense) · nl eendentest (test for application of common sense)