backtest
backtest · backtests · backtested · backtesting
To test a strategy, model, etcTo test a strategy, model, etc. using data from a previous time.
Meaning
1 sensesTo test a strategy, model, etc. using data from a previous time.
Origin
From back + test.From back + test.
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Forms
backtests, backtesting, backtested, backtested| Base form | backtest · to backtest |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backtests |
| Present participle | backtesting |
| Past simple | backtested |
| Past participle | backtested |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.