evaluation

noun

eval·​u·​a·​tion i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən How to pronounce evaluation (audio)
-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
Only 24 states require any kind of testing or evaluation for homeschooled students …Andrew J. Rotherham
As part of a standard evaluation, patients are given a series of tests …Jerome Groopman

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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This systematic evaluation approach distinguishes startups that merely use AI from those that truly innovate with it. Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Then, in 2023, Cook’s son James and a researcher named Ian Mertz blew it wide open, devising an algorithm that solved the tree evaluation problem using much less space than anyone thought possible. Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025 But critics of the current system say the process is cumbersome and lacks mechanisms for universities to provide input on evaluation criteria. Miami Herald, 12 July 2025 Testing reveals systematic therapy failures Against this complicated backdrop, systematic evaluation of the effects of AI therapy becomes particularly important. ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for evaluation

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1622, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of evaluation was circa 1622

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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evaluation. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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