examination (
http://definr.com/examination)
n 1: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
[syn:
inspection,
scrutiny]
2: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or
knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to
make a new set of questions" [syn:
exam,
test]
3: formal systematic questioning [syn:
interrogation]
4: examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) [syn:
examen]
5: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by
questions) to determine what they know or have learned
[syn:
testing]