appraising

verb

Definition of appraisingnext
present participle of appraise
as in valuing
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding take a moment to appraise the current situation

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  1. assessing
  2. estimating
  3. evaluating
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  • Key strategies for assessing TCO include analyzing initial infrastructure costs, ongoing operational expenses (like maintenance and energy) and data retrieval and scalability costs.
    Danny Hayes, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This process involves evaluating the data lifespan, assessing crypto agility and mapping system interdependencies.
    Anand Kashyap, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of assessing
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  • This data can even be made available for training general-purpose vision and language AI models that are useful outside of a robotic process, such as estimating the root cause of why a barcode was not successfully scanned.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • First, estimating the probability of rare events requires increasingly large amounts of data.
    Kathie Dello, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • Advisors can help younger clients establish metrics for evaluating their charitable contribution's effectiveness, fostering a sense of accountability and transparency in the giving process.
    April Rudin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not yet granted a license for the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship, and even the Fish and Wildlife Service is still evaluating whether to permit it.
    Philip Hamburger, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of evaluating
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