Advanced – AI & ML Testing
Recall – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
A classification metric: the fraction of actual positives that were correctly predicted.
In simple words
Of everything that is actually positive, how many did the model catch?
Exam tip
Recall dominates in fraud, medical, and safety use-cases where misses are costly.
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