"duck test" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-duck test.ogg Forms: duck tests [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} duck test (plural duck tests)
  1. (epistemology, philosophy) 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. Wikipedia link: duck test Categories (topical): Epistemology, Philosophy Related terms: duck typing, typology Translations (test for application of common sense): eendentest [common-gender] (Dutch), test du canard (French)

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