# Example-Only Testing

> Testing only a few hand-picked examples instead of properties that must hold across all inputs.

Record: `lex:example-only-testing`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Computation Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/computation-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-example-only-testing

## category

- [Correctness / Determinism / Verification](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/correctness-determinism-verification.md)

## referenced-by

- [Property-Based Testing](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/property-based-testing.md)