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ASSESSMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
Example:
they criticized my judgment of the contestants
Synonyms:
assessment; judgement; judgment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("assessment" is a kind of...):
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assessment"):
justice (judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments)
adjudication (the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented)
disapproval (the act of disapproving or condemning)
evaluation; rating (act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of)
estimate; estimation (a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody)
logistic assessment (a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation)
value judgement; value judgment (an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The market value set on assets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("assessment" is a kind of...):
cost; monetary value; price (the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assessment"):
tax assessment (the value set on taxable property)
Derivation:
assess (estimate the value of (property) for taxation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
Synonyms:
appraisal; assessment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("assessment" is a kind of...):
categorisation; categorization; classification; sorting (the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assessment"):
critical analysis; critical appraisal (an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation)
evaluation; rating; valuation (an appraisal of the value of something)
assay; check (an appraisal of the state of affairs)
acid test (a rigorous or crucial appraisal)
reappraisal; reassessment; revaluation; review (a new appraisal or evaluation)
underevaluation (an appraisal that underestimates the value of something)
Derivation:
assess (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An amount determined as payable
Example:
the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("assessment" is a kind of...):
charge (financial liabilities (such as a tax))
Derivation:
assess (set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine))
assess (charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine)
Context examples:
The assessment of basic principles of behavior, including both basic laboratory research and research directed at individuals.
(Basic Biobehavioral Research, NCI Thesaurus)
Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS) Global clinical assessment of akathisia.
(BARS - Global Clinical Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)
This instrument contains objective and subjective sections, as well as a global clinical assessment of akathisia.
(Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
An assessment of the most clinically favorable overall response of the disease to the therapy.
(Best Overall Response, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The numeric result derived from a BLAST sequence alignment assessment, calculated from the sum of substitution and gap scores.
(BLAST Raw Score, NCI Thesaurus)
The atlas contains a guide to standardized mammographic reporting, including a breast-imaging lexicon of terminology, a report organization and assessment structure and coding system.
(Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, NCI Thesaurus)
An assessment tool created by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and his colleagues to assist caregivers in determining developmental strengths and weaknesses in infants from birth to the age of two months.
(Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale, NCI Thesaurus)
The point in time that acts as a fixed reference point to a microbiology susceptibility assessment.
(Microbiology Susceptibility Timepoint Reference, NCI Thesaurus)
An assessment by microscope (e.g., light, electron, confocal, etc.).
(Microscopic Examination, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) Physical assessment; total score.
(MNSI - Physical Assessment Total Score, NCI Thesaurus)
