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evaluate

//ɪˈvaljʊeɪt//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

formal

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Forms

present (v1)
evaluate
past (v2)
evaluated
past participle (v3)
evaluated
present participle
evaluating
3rd person singular
evaluates

Definitions

  1. 1.To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.

    • It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey.
    • Death is a factor that changes all our views as we are forced to evaluate our worth and what ultimately matters in life.
  2. 2.To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

  3. 3.To return or have a specific value.

    • In one type of such an integral, the integrand is only the probability density function, and the integral evaluates to a probability, which of course is a scalar.
    • Since element (15.1) evaluates to an element of the center in any alternative algebra, (15.1) has to evaluate to a scalar multiple of the identity element of the Cayley-Dickson algebra.

Frequency

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Uncommon· #2357

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

Back-formation from evaluation.

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