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pass-fail
[ pas-feyl, pahs- ]
noun
, Education.
- a system of grading in some educational institutions in which a student simply passes or fails instead of receiving a letter or numerical grade.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pass-fail1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
“Your experience is timed but not in a pass-fail sense,” Nelson says.
From Los Angeles Times
When you do, you might be given the option of taking a pass-fail online knowledge test, or to instead use the DMV’s eLearning program, which is what Group did.
From Los Angeles Times
The stress test was not a pass-fail exercise for banks in the 20 countries that use the euro currency.
From Seattle Times
It’s a pass-fail test, and it doesn’t impact the vehicle’s safety rating.
From Slate
It ended much of the drama of the tests by scrapping the "pass-fail" model and introducing a more nuanced, bank-specific capital regime.
From Reuters
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