evaluation

evaluate
(-vlyooo-t)
tr.v. evaluated, evaluating, evaluates
1. To ascertain or fix the value or amount of: evaluate the damage from the flood.
2. To determine the importance, effectiveness, or worth of; assess: evaluate teacher performance.
See Synonyms at estimate.
3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

[Back-formation from evaluation, from French valuation, from Old French, from evaluer,
to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin -, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]

evaluation n.
evaluative adj.
evaluator n.
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evaluation
(vl yue n)

n.
1. an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
2. a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition.
[174555; < French valuation. See e-, valuation]
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In intelligence usage, appraisal of an item of information in terms of credibility, reliability,
pertinence, and accuracy.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. evaluation - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
rating
judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a
person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the
contestants"
scoring, grading, marking - evaluation of performance by assigning a
grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he
had to do"
2. evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high
 valuation on friendship"
rating, valuation
appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its
worth
overvaluation - too high a value or price assigned to something
undervaluation - too low a value or price assigned to something
pricing - the evaluation of something in terms of its price
reevaluation - the evaluation of something a second time (or more)
mark, score, grade - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's
performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score
on your homework?"
bond rating - an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond
issue will default; "the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"
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evaluation
noun assessment, rating, judgment, calculation, valuation, appraisal, estimation Evaluation is
standard practice for the training course.
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evaluation
noun
The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:
appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, judgment, valuation.
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