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evaluation

 [ih-val-yoo-ey-shuhn]   Example Sentences Origin

e·val·u·a·tion

   [ih-val-yoo-ey-shuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
2.
(especially in medicine) a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition.
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Origin:
1745–55; < French évaluation. See e-, valuation

Related forms
mis·e·val·u·a·tion, noun
non·e·val·u·a·tion, noun
o·ver·e·val·u·a·tion, noun
re·e·val·u·a·tion, noun
self-e·val·u·a·tion, noun
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evaluate (ɪˈvæljʊˌeɪt)
 
—vb
1.  to ascertain or set the amount or value of
2.  to judge or assess the worth of; appraise
3.  maths, logic to determine the unique member of the range of a function corresponding to a given member of its domain
 
[C19: back formation from evaluation, from French, from evaluer to evaluate; see value]
 
evalu'ation
 
—n
 
e'valuator
 
—n

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evaluation
1755, from Fr. evaluation, from evaluer "to find the value of," from ex- "out" + value (see value).
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evaluation definition

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)

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