Evaluation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Evaluation :  (noun)
1: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn: rating]
2: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" [syn: valuation, rating]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Evaluation : \E*val`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]valuation, LL. evaluatio.] Valuation; appraisement. --J. S. Mill.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Evaluation : 

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)



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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