evaluation
Americannoun
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evaluations
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an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
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(especially in medicine) a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition.
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Etymology
Origin of evaluation
From the French word évaluation, dating back to 1745–55. See e- 1, valuation
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Explanation
An evaluation is an appraisal of something to determine its worth or fitness. For example, before you start an exercise program, get a medical evaluation, to make sure you're able to handle the activity. At the heart of the noun evaluation is the root word value, which means "worth." So an evaluation is an examination to find the worth of something. We do this every day — maybe making an evaluation of the prices in a store to decide whether or not to shop there. We might get an appraisal of our property, which is an evaluation to determine its worth in preparation for taking out a mortgage. Evaluation is vital in planning our lives.
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Storer, who was not named in the statement but was later identified in court records, was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center for evaluation, according to police.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kushner said the results support continued development of alenglipron as an obesity treatment and further evaluation of its effectiveness in an upcoming phase III trial.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The suspect, Aaron Farinacci, 37, has not yet entered a plea, and a judge has ordered him to undergo a mental competency evaluation.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Lantheus said it worked with its financial advisers to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its strategic options, including outreach to multiple third parties, before agreeing to the Curium deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
I am escorted back to my room, feeling much worse than I did before my evaluation.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Upcoming evaluations will check the wiring harness connections required to integrate payloads.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
OpenAI is pausing some activities involving an upcoming artificial-intelligence model, Astra, after internal evaluations led the company to conclude it “cannot rule out critical cyber capabilities,” the company said in a blog post on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Improving third-party evaluations with initiatives such as a "trusted tester scheme" for the most risky types of challenges could also be used to limit adverse impacts, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
On Thursday, Anthropic reported a similar mishap whereby a setup error allowed its Claude models to reach the open internet during safety evaluations and compromise the infrastructure of three real-world organizations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
I correct Ethan twice in his evaluations of Walden.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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