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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scaling, gradingnoun

    the act of arranging in a graduated series

  2. grading, levelingnoun

    changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

  3. marking, grading, scoringnoun

    evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

    "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"

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  1. grading

    Grading generally refers to the process of evaluating or assessing a set of characteristics, performance, or quality, often in the context of education or materials. It involves assigning a rank or category based on established standards or criteria. It can also refer to the process of creating a smooth, leveled surface in construction or landscaping.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grading

    of Grade

  2. Gradingnoun

    the act or method of arranging in or by grade, or of bringing, as the surface of land or a road, to the desired level or grade

Wikidata

  1. Grading

    In pathology, grading is a measure of the cell appearance in tumors and other neoplasms. Some pathology grading systems apply only to malignant neoplasms; others apply also to benign neoplasms. The neoplastic grading is a measure of cell anaplasia in the sampled tumor and is based on the resemblance of the tumor to the tissue of origin. Grading in cancer is distinguished from staging, which is a measure of the extent to which the cancer has spread. Pathology grading systems classify the microscopic cell appearance abnormality and deviations in their rate of growth with the goal of predicting developments at tissue level. Cancer is a disorder of cell life cycle alteration that leads to excessive cell proliferation rates, typically longer cell lifespans and poor differentiation. The grade score increases with the lack of cellular differentiation - it reflects how much the tumor cells differ from the cells of the normal tissue they have originated from. Tumors may be graded on four-tier, three-tier, or two-tier scales, depending on the institution and the tumor type.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grading in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grading in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of grading in a Sentence

  1. David Bennett:

    The Gemological Institute of America, the highest body for grading diamonds, have given this stone their highest possible grading, which is vivid pink, it's so strong the color. That makes it a very rare stone indeed, in fact it's the largest pear-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond ever to be offered at auction.

  2. Carmen Yulín Cruz:

    In a humanitarian crisis, you should not be grading yourself. You should not be just having a parade of self-accolades. You should never be content with everything we did. I'm not content with everything I did, I should have done more. We should all have done more.

  3. Trump Ed Russo:

    There has been some minor grading to make sure the site drains properly, but there has been no work at the site specifically for the cemetery dedicated to Mr. Trump and family.

  4. Mary Clare Reim:

    My initial reaction is, this is absurd, the concept that parents should be graded by teachers on their involvement is a reversal of what the education system should look like. Parents should be grading teachers on their performance. Putting grades on parental involvement from the top down is not the way this should work.

  5. Jennifer McCormick:

    A reputable home inspector is important as well, Jennifer McCormick added. Their reports could state there is a leak in the roof or chimney, a grading issue where water runs into a basement or a vacant/foreclosed house that appears to have humidity issues because the power is off. The inspector may see that these situations could allow mold to grow.

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