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e·val·u·a·tion 
[i-val-yoo-ey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[i-val-yoo-ey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | an act or instance of evaluating or appraising. |
| 2. | (esp. in medicine) a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition. |
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| e·val·u·ate
(ĭ-vāl'yōō-āt') Pronunciation Key
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. |
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evaluation
evaluation
1755, from Fr. evaluation, from evaluer "to find the value of," from ex- "out" + value (see value). Evaluate is an 1842 back-formation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| evaluation | |
noun | |
| 1. | act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of |
| 2. | an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" |
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
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)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Evaluation
E*val`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]valuation, LL. evaluatio.] Valuation; appraisement. --J. S. Mill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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