"backtest" meaning in All languages combined

See backtest on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: backtests [present, singular, third-person], backtesting [participle, present], backtested [participle, past], backtested [past]
Etymology: From back + test. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|test}} back + test Head templates: {{en-verb}} backtest (third-person singular simple present backtests, present participle backtesting, simple past and past participle backtested)
  1. (intransitive) To test a strategy, model etc. using data from a previous time. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-backtest-en-verb-lKucBO3C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 8 8

Verb [German]

Audio: De-backtest.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} backtest
  1. inflection of backen:
    second-person singular preterite
    Tags: form-of, preterite, second-person, singular Form of: backen
    Sense id: en-backtest-de-verb-DJ4RyO-V Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. inflection of backen:
    second-person singular subjunctive II
    Tags: form-of, second-person, singular, subjunctive-ii Form of: backen
    Sense id: en-backtest-de-verb-ZPFDP09M Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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