evaluation

[ 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.

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of evaluation¹

From the French word évaluation, dating back to 1745–55. See e- ¹, valuation

Example Sentences

By separating the good from the bad, the new standards will make this kind of independent evaluation easier, ultimately leading to better—and more trustworthy—medical AI.

From MIT Technology Review

In most cases, evaluation of these AIs is done in-house and in favorable conditions.

From MIT Technology Review

Instead, their hedonic evaluation of the vacation is best explained by a combination of how good or bad the vacation was at its peak, and how good or bad the vacation was at its end.

From Fortune

This “peak-end rule” for how we make evaluations of experiences was first described by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman and colleagues.

From Fortune

Collecting data on police encounters with the public for purposes of research, evaluation, and improvement is a vital first step.

From Fortune

But Olds did more than build Nurse-Family Partnership; he did the rigorous evaluation to prove it would work.

From The Daily Beast

“Edwin Morris Kocurek is a hard-working and loyal employee,” said his first evaluation, obtained through an open-records request.

From The Daily Beast

In his 2010 evaluation, Wright was praised for “excellent knowledge of RRC rules, regulations and policies.”

From The Daily Beast

What constitutes “good” art in these multiple vectors of evaluation?

From The Daily Beast

While the pilot itself was a success, the evaluation uncovered a major problem.

From The Daily Beast

The Hot Springs Hotel swarmed with scientists and observers, and there were heated conferences and late evaluation sessions.

From Project Gutenberg

No principle of evaluation can provide for such a case as that which the reviewer supposes.

From Project Gutenberg

Both alike involve economic wastes, in some degree perhaps inevitable, but none the less deserving of evaluation.

From Project Gutenberg

Evaluation of this evidence and observations indicate a possible existence of from transitional Paleo to middle Archaic times.

From Project Gutenberg

He laid the pile of written-test forms and the summary and evaluation sheets on the desk.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• appraisal
• assessment
• calculation
• decision
• interpretation
• opinion