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evaluate

  • /ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/ UK
  • /ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/ Canada, US
  • /ɪˈvæl.jəˌeɪt/ Canada, US

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Back-formation from evaluation.

verb evaluates · evaluating · evaluated

  1. transitive To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise. It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey.
  2. transitive To compute or determine the value of (an expression). Evaluate this integral.
  3. intransitive To return or have a specific value. 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.

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