Scrutiny vs Exam - What's the difference?
scrutiny | exam |
Intense study of someone or something.
* Milton
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
(obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.
(informal) especially when meaning'' test ''or in compound terms.
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As nouns the difference between scrutiny and exam
is that scrutiny is intense study of someone or something while exam is form of Shortened form|examination|lang=en especially when meaning test or in compound terms.As a verb scrutiny
is to scrutinize.scrutiny
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(scrutinies)- Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view / And narrower scrutiny .
Synonyms
* examination * exploration * going-over (informal) * inquiry * inspection * investigation * perusal * probe * scan * survey * studyVerb
External links
* * * " * 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", scrûtnung * Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.). Scrutnung. Retrieved September 18, 2011, from http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/027060exam
English
Noun
(en noun)Finland spreads word on schools, passage=Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.