evaluation
noun
eval·u·a·tion
i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 
-yü-ˈā-
plural evaluations
: the act or result of evaluating
a situation that requires careful evaluation
: determination of the value, nature, character, or quality of something or someone
What's your evaluation of her writing ability?
a patient undergoing psychiatric evaluation
The CIA described my evaluation of the situation as "sound, perceptive and very much in line with our own."—
Robert S. McNamara
Robert S. McNamaraOnly 24 states require any kind of testing or evaluation for homeschooled students …—Andrew J. Rotherham
Andrew J. RotherhamAs part of a standard evaluation, patients are given a series of tests …—Jerome Groopman
Jerome GroopmanSynonyms
Examples of evaluation in a Sentence
what's your evaluation of her writing ability?
the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists
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Conley sat down beside Dillingham after the tongue-lashing, delivering a more measured evaluation of what happened.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
The findings were confirmed recently by an independent evaluation commissioned by the state that has yet to be publicly released.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 19 Feb. 2025
Leveraging its reasoning roots, the AI co-scientist conducts an internal evaluation to improve outputs, and Google says the self-evaluation ratings correlate to greater scientific accuracy.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
On May 16, 2023, the council authorized a stadium evaluation for $325,000.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
The findings were confirmed recently by an independent evaluation commissioned by the state that has yet to be publicly released.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 19 Feb. 2025
Leveraging its reasoning roots, the AI co-scientist conducts an internal evaluation to improve outputs, and Google says the self-evaluation ratings correlate to greater scientific accuracy.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
On May 16, 2023, the council authorized a stadium evaluation for $325,000.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evaluation. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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