evaluation (redirected from outcome evaluation)

e·val·u·ate  (-vly-t)

tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates

1. To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.

2. To examine and judge carefully; appraise. See Synonyms at estimate.

3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

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[Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin -, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]

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e·valu·ation n.

e·valu·a·tive adj.

e·valu·a·tor n.

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In intelligence usage, appraisal of an item of information in terms of credibility, reliability, pertinence, and accuracy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	evaluation - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of rating judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" scoring, grading, marking - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
	2.	evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" rating, valuation appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth overvaluation - too high a value or price assigned to something undervaluation - too low a value or price assigned to something pricing - the evaluation of something in terms of its price reevaluation - the evaluation of something a second time (or more) mark, score, grade - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" bond rating - an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"

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evaluation

noun assessment, rating, judgment, calculation, valuation, appraisal, estimation Evaluation is standard practice for the training course.

Translations

evaluation [ɪˌvæljʊˈeɪʃən] N

1. [of value] → valoración f, cálculo m

2. [of evidence etc] → evaluación f

evaluation [ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃ^ən] n (= assessment) [work, knowledge] → évaluation f; [record, achievement] → évaluation f

evaluation

n (of house, painting, worth etc) → Schätzung f; (of damages) → Festsetzung f; (of situation, chances, effectiveness, usefulness) → Einschätzung f, → Beurteilung f; (of evidence, results) → Auswertung f; (of pros and cons) → Abwägung f; (of contribution, achievement, work, performance) → Beurteilung f; (Med: of patient) → Untersuchung (und Diagnosestellung) f; in my evaluation → nach meiner Schätzung; on evaluation of the evidence it became clear that … → die Auswertung or Sichtung des Beweismaterials machte klar, dass …

evaluation [ɪˌvæljʊˈeɪʃ/ən] n → valutazione f