[i-val-yoo-ey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | an act or instance of evaluating or appraising. |
| 2. | (esp. in medicine) a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition. |
| e·val·u·ate (ĭ-vāl'yōō-āt') tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates
[Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin ē-, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.] e·val'u·a'tion n., e·val'u·a·tive adj., e·val'u·a·tor n. |
evaluation programming
1. Converting an expression into a value using some reduction strategy.
2. The process of examining a system or system component to determine the extent to which specified properties are present.
(1996-05-13)
