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# Boundary Value Analysis

- Type: test design technique
- Group: Verification
- Placement: Verification / Scenarios and data
- [Source](<https://istqb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ISTQB_CTFL_Syllabus_v4.0.1.pdf>)

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Check values at and near the boundaries between ordered equivalence partitions.

## Relationships

- helps select cases for: [Unit Testing](/practices/unit/en.md) (support)
- explores partition boundaries from: [Equivalence Partitioning](/practices/equivalence/en.md) (support)

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