grading

Verb

grade (third-person singular simple present grades, present participle grading, simple past and past participle graded)

1. (Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
2. To organize in grades.
   • a graded reader
3. To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
   • to grade land before building on it
4. To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
5. To increase or decrease the dimensions of a garment pattern from the initial base size in such a way that the overall proportions of the silhouette are maintained across all sizes.
6. To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
   • Brain scans were graded on a five-point scale of atrophy.

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