[pas-feyl, pahs-] 
| a system of grading in some educational institutions in which a student simply passes or fails instead of receiving a letter or numerical grade. |
| pass-fail (pās'fāl') adj. Of, relating to, or being a system of grading in which a student simply passes or fails instead of receiving a traditional letter grade: a pass-fail course. n. This kind of a grading system. |