Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Evaluation \E*val`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]valuation, LL.
   evaluatio.]
   Valuation; appraisement. --J. S. Mill.

Source : WordNet®

evaluation
     n 1: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn: {rating}]
     2: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high
        valuation on friendship" [syn: {valuation}, {rating}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

evaluation
     
         1. Converting an expression into a value using
        some {reduction strategy}.
     
        2. The process of examining a system or system component to
        determine the extent to which specified properties are
        present.
     
        (1996-05-13)