pass-fail

English

Alternative forms

• pass/fail

Adjective

pass-fail (not comparable)

1. (education) Describing a form of examination, etc. in which the student either passes or fails, without receiving a specific mark or grade.
   • 2024 September 16, Opinion Department, “TIAS | It’s Time to Weed Out Weeder Courses”, in The Cornell Daily Sun‎^[1]:

     Many may argue that pass-fail is the “easy way out.” However, a pass-fail weeder class may be more helpful than a traditional weeder class. Pass-fail gives students flexibility and time to learn content and material at their own pace.