Evaluate

Quick meaning: Evaluate is a verb meaning (transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.

Meaning

(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression).
2. (intransitive, computing, mathematics) To return or have a specific value.

Example Sentences

Evaluate this integral.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• evaluates
• evaluating
• evaluated

Synonyms for evaluate

Depending on context, synonyms include weigh, assess, esteem, rate, appraise, apprise.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include appraise, assess, value, measure, valuate, appraisal.

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