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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">assessing</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>appraising</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>information handling functions</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>governmental functions</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>assessed</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>assessment</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The process or function of evaluating a thing or person against a scale, standard, or other criteria for quality, condition, value, extent, fitness, or other characteristics. Examples are the assessment of the habitable condition of a building or the academic value of a written work. For the estimation of the overall monetary value of a thing, generally prefer “appraising” or “valuation.” ]]></note></mads>