Proven vs. Tested — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Proven and Tested
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Proven
Proven is a rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality Poperinge. The village has about 1400 inhabitants.
Tested
Tested is a live album by punk rock band Bad Religion. It was recorded in the USA, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Denmark, Italy and Austria, in 1996, and released in 1997.
Proven
Demonstrated by evidence or argument to be true or existing
A proven risk to health
A proven ability to work hard
Tested
A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial
A test of one's eyesight.
Subjecting a hypothesis to a test.
A test of an athlete's endurance.
Proven
A past tense and a past participle of prove.
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Tested
A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.
Proven
Having been demonstrated or verified without doubt
"a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness and prescience" (Joyce Carol Oates). See Usage Note at prove.
Tested
A basis for evaluation or judgment
"A test of democratic government is how Congress and the president work together" (Haynes Johnson).
Proven
Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.
It's a proven fact that morphine is a more effective painkiller than acetaminophen is.
Mass lexical comparison is not a proven method for demonstrating relationships between languages.
Tested
(Chemistry) A physical or chemical change by which a substance may be detected or its properties ascertained.
Proven
(proscribed) prove
Tested
A cupel.
Proven
Proved.
Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted.
Tested
To subject to a test; try
Tested the pen by scribbling on scrap paper.
Testing job applicants.
Proven
Established beyond doubt;
A proven liar
A Soviet leader of proven shrewdness
Tested
To reveal the degree of (a given quality) in someone or something by or as if by means of a test
The experiment tested the rats' ability to solve spatial problems. The long war tested the country's resolve.
Tested
To identify the presence or amount of one or more substances in
Tested the water for lead.
Tested
To identify the amount of (a substance) in something
Tested the nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil.
Tested
To ascertain the properties of
Tested the steel for hardness and tensile strength.
Tested
To assay (metal) in a cupel.
Tested
To undergo a test.
Tested
To administer a test
Test for acid content.
Test for the presence of an antibody.
Tested
To achieve a score or rating on tests
Tested high on the entrance exams.
Tested
To exhibit a given characteristic when subjected to a test
Test positive for the tubercle bacillus.
Tested
Simple past tense and past participle of test
They tested the water for contaminants.
Tested
Tested and proved useful or correct;
A tested method
Tested
Tested and proved to be reliable
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