Evaluator: meaning, definitions and examples

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evaluator

[ ɪˈvæljueɪtər ]

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job performance

A person or thing that evaluates, especially one that judges the quality, significance, effectiveness, or worth of something.

Synonyms

appraiser, assessor, judge

Examples of usage

The teacher acted as an evaluator for the students' presentations.
The art evaluator assessed the value of the painting.

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mathematics

A variable or quantity that can take on different values.

Synonyms

input, parameter, variable

Examples of usage

In the equation y = 2x + 3, x is the evaluator.

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computer science

A function or expression that is used to determine the value of a variable.

Synonyms

calculator, expression, function

Examples of usage

The evaluator function returns the result of the computation.

Translations

Translations of the word "evaluator" in other languages:

🇵🇹 avaliador

🇮🇳 मूल्यांकनकर्ता

🇩🇪 Bewertender

🇮🇩 penilai

🇺🇦 оцінювач

🇵🇱 oceniający

🇯🇵 評価者 (ひょうかしゃ)

🇫🇷 évaluateur

🇪🇸 evaluador

🇹🇷 değerlendirici

🇰🇷 평가자 (pyeonggaja)

🇸🇦 مقيّم

🇨🇿 hodnotitel

🇸🇰 hodnotiteľ

🇨🇳 评估员 (pínggū yuán)

🇸🇮 ocenjevalec

🇮🇸 matari

🇰🇿 бағалаушы

🇬🇪 შემფასებელი

🇦🇿 qiymətləndirici

🇲🇽 evaluador

Word origin

The word 'evaluator' originated from the Latin word 'evaluatus', which means 'to determine the value of'. The term has been used in various fields such as education, mathematics, and computer science to refer to a person or thing that assesses or calculates the quality, significance, or value of something.