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stress test

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stress test
n.
A graded test to measure an individual's heart rate and oxygen intake while undergoing strenuous physical exercise, as on a treadmill.
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Noun1.stress test - a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress
assay, check - an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
treadmill test - a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored


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the regulator plans to carry out stress test on domestic banks next year and require those failing the test to strengthen their risk management and capital.
You worry that the stress test was designed to make sure that they passed," Stiglitz said.
European banks' stress test exposure has been the subject of transatlantic debate with different accounting methods obtaining different results.
 
 
 
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