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evaluation

e·val·u·a·tion [ i vàllyoo áysh'n ] (plural e·val·u·a·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. assessment of value: the act of considering or examining something in order to judge its value, quality, importance, extent, or condition

2. statement of value: a spoken or written statement of the value, quality, importance, extent, or condition of something

[Mid-18th century. < French évaluation< évaluer "find the value of" < Old French value (see value)]
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