evaluatev.
/ᵻˈvaljʊeɪt/, U.S. /əˈvæljʊˌeɪt/, /iˈvæljʊˌeɪt/ transitive.
a. Mathematics. To work out the ‘value’ of (a quantitative expression); to find a numerical expression for (any quantitative fact or relation).
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1874 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 6) 61 An attempt to evaluate numerically the mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit.
1886 R. S. Ball Story of Heavens 527 No attempt can be made at present to evaluate the date of that epoch.
1890 Athenæum 29 Mar. 407/3 The method of evaluating the absorption of different thicknesses by comparison with a polarizing photometer.
b. gen. To ‘reckon up’, ascertain the amount of; to express in terms of something already known.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > estimate measurement or amount
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1874 W. Wallace tr. G. W. F. Hegel Logic 86 God..must be known and evaluated in terms of thought.
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