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We test the functionalities of specific capabilities search systems have or claim to have. Here we follow a routine that is called "metamorphic testing". It is a way of testing hard-to-test systems such as artificial intelligence, or databases. A group of researchers titled their 2020 IEEE article "Metamorphic Testing: Testing the Untestable". Using this logic, we test databases and systems that do not provide access to their systems.

Metamorphic testing is always done from the perspective of the user. It investigates how well a system performs, not at some theoretical level, but in practice - how well can the user search with a system? Do the results add up? What are the limitations of certain functionalities?