A physical test is a qualitative or quantitative procedure that consists of determination of one or more characteristics of a given product, process or service according to a specified procedure.
Physical testing might have a variety of purposes, such as: Some physical testing is performance testing which covers a wide range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications.
Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics.
Testing can be a qualitative or quantitative procedure.
In the stress testing of a new design of chair.