duck test

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === duck test (plural duck tests) (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. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====